diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
+dist/
+*.db
+*.db-journal
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+venv/
+.venv/
+backend/uploads/*
+!backend/uploads/.gitkeep
+backend/data/*
+!backend/data/.gitkeep
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+docker-compose.override.yml
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp