diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63083b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
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+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.venv/
+venv/
+.pytest_cache/
+*.db
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm