diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+.env.prod
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode
+
+#Mac specific files
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# dotenv environment variables file
+.env
+.env.prod
+
+# Build folder js files
+build/
+dist/
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode
+
+#Mac specific files
+.DS_Store