diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb2b86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# VS Code
+.vscode/
+
+# Operating System Files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Temporary Files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+
+# Environment Files
+.env
+.env.local
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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index e994928..0000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "liveServer.settings.port": 3000,
-    "files.refactoring.autoSave": false,
-    "notebook.codeActionsOnSave": {},
-    "liveServer.settings.cors": false,
-    "liveServer.settings.AdvanceCustomBrowserCmdLine": ""
-}
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