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+# Example .gitignore file for your config dir.
+# An * ensures that everything will be ignored.
+*
+# You can whitelist files/folders with !, these will not be ignored.
+!*.yaml
+!.gitignore
+!*.md
+
+# Ignore folders.
+.storage
+.cloud
+.google.token
+
+# Ensure these YAML files are ignored, otherwise your secret data/credentials will leak.
+ip_bans.yaml
+secrets.yaml
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