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+# Versioning and metadata
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.dockerignore
+
+# Build dependencies
+dist/
+node_modules/
+coverage
+
+# Environment (contains sensitive data)
+.env
+
+# Files not required for production
+.editorconfig
+Dockerfile
+README.md
+.eslintrc.js
+nodemon.json
+
+docker-compose*
+LICENSE
+*.md
+.sonarcloud*
+.editorconfig
+commitlint*
+*.gql
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