diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ee5c5c..0e2a9aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -210,4 +210,3 @@ __marimo__/
 # MeshCore Hub specific
 *.db
 meshcore.db
-members.json
diff --git a/docker/members.json b/docker/members.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89857ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/members.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "members": [
+    {
+      "name": "Example Member",
+      "callsign": "N0CALL",
+      "role": "Network Operator",
+      "description": "Example member entry"
+    }
+  ]
+}