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+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Go build output
+server
+project-notes
+cmd/server/server
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool
+*.out
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
+
+# Dependency directories
+vendor/
+
+# IDE and editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Notes directory (if you want to keep notes private)
+# Uncomment the following line to ignore notes:
+# notes/
+
+# Frontend build artifacts
+node_modules/
+static/dist/
+frontend/node_modules/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+.env.local