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+# Ignore files to be uploaded to the image
+.env
+.env.dev
+.env.prod
+.git
+.gitignore
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.prod
+README.md
+CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+CONTRIBUTING.md
+
+/coverage
+/.nyc_output