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+ # ignore ALL .log files
+*.env
+*.log
+
+# ignore submodules
+project/service/overleaf-toolkit
+project/service/superset
+
+# ignore ALL files in ANY directory named temp
+data/
+secrets/
+letsencrypt/ 
+config/
+certs/
+init/
+meili_data/
+log-dashboard/