diff --git a/automation/Dockerfile b/automation/Dockerfile
index 5bd7d382..1bd39b3f 100644
--- a/automation/Dockerfile
+++ b/automation/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apt-get --yes upgrade
 
 #tzdata is a dependency, won't install otherwise
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-RUN apt-get --yes install gcc g++ cmake make lcov git valgrind nano iputils-ping python3 pip doxygen graphviz
+RUN apt-get --yes install gcc g++ cmake make lcov git valgrind nano iputils-ping python3 pip doxygen graphviz rsync
 
 RUN python3 -m pip install sphinx breathe
 
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/ETLCPP/etl.git && \
 
 #ssh needs a valid user to work
 RUN adduser --uid 114 jenkins
+
+#add documentation server to known hosts
+RUN echo "|1|/LzCV4BuTmTb2wKnD146l9fTKgQ=|NJJtVjvWbtRt8OYqFgcYRnMQyVw= ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBNL8ssTonYtgiR/6RRlSIK9WU1ywOcJmxFTLcEblAwH7oifZzmYq3XRfwXrgfMpylEfMFYfCU8JRqtmi19xc21A=" >> /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
+RUN echo "|1|CcBvBc3EG03G+XM5rqRHs6gK/Gg=|oGeJQ+1I8NGI2THIkJsW92DpTzs= ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBNL8ssTonYtgiR/6RRlSIK9WU1ywOcJmxFTLcEblAwH7oifZzmYq3XRfwXrgfMpylEfMFYfCU8JRqtmi19xc21A=" >> /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
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