Node.js .gitignore Template

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# Created with https://devutils.lol/tools/gitignore-generator
# Templates: Node, macOS, Windows, VS Code, Secrets & credentials

### Node ###
# Dependencies
node_modules/
jspm_packages/
.pnp.*
.yarn/*
!.yarn/patches
!.yarn/plugins
!.yarn/releases
!.yarn/sdks
!.yarn/versions

# Logs
logs
*.log
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
pnpm-debug.log*
lerna-debug.log*

# Runtime data
pids
*.pid
*.seed
*.pid.lock

# Coverage & test output
coverage/
.nyc_output/
*.lcov
junit.xml

# Build output & caches
dist/
build/
out/
.cache/
.parcel-cache/
.eslintcache
.stylelintcache
*.tsbuildinfo
.npm
.node_repl_history
*.tgz

# Environment
.env
.env.*
!.env.example

### macOS ###
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
Icon?
._*
.DocumentRevisions-V100
.fseventsd
.Spotlight-V100
.TemporaryItems
.Trashes
.VolumeIcon.icns
.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
.AppleDB
.AppleDesktop
Network Trash Folder
Temporary Items
.apdisk

### Windows ###
Thumbs.db
Thumbs.db:encryptable
ehthumbs.db
ehthumbs_vista.db
*.stackdump
[Dd]esktop.ini
$RECYCLE.BIN/
*.cab
*.msi
*.msix
*.msm
*.msp
*.lnk

### VS Code ###
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
!.vscode/*.code-snippets
.history/
*.vsix
*.code-workspace

### Secrets & credentials ###
# Environment files (commit a .env.example instead)
.env
.env.*
!.env.example
!.env.sample
*.local

# Keys & certificates
*.pem
*.key
*.p12
*.pfx
*.crt
*.csr
*.der
id_rsa*
id_ed25519*
*.gpg
*.asc

# Cloud & service credentials
credentials.json
service-account*.json
*-credentials.json
.aws/
.azure/
.gcloud/
*.tfvars
# .npmrc  ← uncomment if yours holds an auth token
.pypirc
.netrc
.htpasswd
secrets.*
!secrets.example.*

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes for apps — it makes installs reproducible. The template keeps lockfiles committed.

Yes. Commit a .env.example with placeholder values instead.

The template ignores .yarn/* but keeps patches, plugins, releases and sdks, as Yarn recommends.

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# Created with https://devutils.lol/tools/gitignore-generator # Templates: Node, macOS, Windows, VS Code, Secrets & credentials ### Node ### # Dependencies node_modules/ jspm_packages/ .pnp.* .yarn/* !.yarn/patches !.yarn/plugins !.yarn/releases !.yarn/sdks !.yarn/versions # Logs logs *.log npm-debug.log* yarn-debug.log* yarn-error.log* pnpm-debug.log* lerna-debug.log* # Runtime data pids *.pid *.seed *.pid.lock # Coverage & test output coverage/ .nyc_output/ *.lcov junit.xml # Build output & caches dist/ build/ out/ .cache/ .parcel-cache/ .eslintcache .stylelintcache *.tsbuildinfo .npm .node_repl_history *.tgz # Environment .env .env.* !.env.example ### macOS ### .DS_Store .AppleDouble .LSOverride Icon? ._* .DocumentRevisions-V100 .fseventsd .Spotlight-V100 .TemporaryItems .Trashes .VolumeIcon.icns .com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent .AppleDB .AppleDesktop Network Trash Folder Temporary Items .apdisk ### Windows ### Thumbs.db Thumbs.db:encryptable ehthumbs.db ehthumbs_vista.db *.stackdump [Dd]esktop.ini $RECYCLE.BIN/ *.cab *.msi *.msix *.msm *.msp *.lnk ### VS Code ### .vscode/* !.vscode/settings.json !.vscode/tasks.json !.vscode/launch.json !.vscode/extensions.json !.vscode/*.code-snippets .history/ *.vsix *.code-workspace ### Secrets & credentials ### # Environment files (commit a .env.example instead) .env .env.* !.env.example !.env.sample *.local # Keys & certificates *.pem *.key *.p12 *.pfx *.crt *.csr *.der id_rsa* id_ed25519* *.gpg *.asc # Cloud & service credentials credentials.json service-account*.json *-credentials.json .aws/ .azure/ .gcloud/ *.tfvars # .npmrc ← uncomment if yours holds an auth token .pypirc .netrc .htpasswd secrets.* !secrets.example.*

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