diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fc0d80..028ad03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,24 @@
+# --- Environment / secrets ---
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.crt
+certs/
+
+# --- Run-time data / uploads ---
 uploads/
+backups/
+*.sql.gz
+*.tar.gz
+
+# --- Node ---
+node_modules/
+
+# --- Logs / tmp / OS ---
+*.log
+.tmp/
+tmp/
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db