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+# Git and version control
+.git
+.gitignore
+.gitea
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+docs/
+
+# CI/CD files
+.github/
+renovate.json
+
+# Environment files and secrets
+.env
+.env.*
+secrets/
+**/*.pem
+**/*.key
+**/id_rsa*
+**/id_ed25519*
+**/.ssh/
+
+# Cache directories
+.ruff_cache/
+**/__pycache__/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+**/node_modules/
+**/dist/
+**/build/
+
+# IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/