.gitignore for Kentico
37 ignore rules for Kentico, ready to copy into your repository.
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The complete .gitignore for Kentico
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# Created: 2026-08-05 01:33:21 UTC
# Technologies: Kentico
### Kentico ###
!CMS/CMSAdminControls/*/
!CMS/CMSModules/System/*/
!CMS/App_Data/CIRepository/**
CMS/App_Data/AzureCache
CMS/App_Data/AzureTemp
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/DeviceProfile/logFiftyOne.txt
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/DeviceProfiles/logFiftyOne.txt
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/WebFarm/webfarm.sync
CMS/App_Data/CMSTemp
CMS/App_Data/Persistent
CMS/CMSSiteUtils/Export
CMS/CMSSiteUtils/Import
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/**
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/*/
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/_StopWords/**
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/_Synonyms/**
CMS/App_Data/DancingGoat
CMS/App_Data/Templates/CommunitySite
CMS/App_Data/Templates/CorporateSite
CMS/App_Data/Templates/DancingGoat
CMS/App_Data/Templates/EcommerceSite
CMS/App_Data/Templates/IntranetPortal
CMS/App_Data/Templates/PersonalSite
CMS/App_Themes/CommunitySite
CMS/App_Themes/CorporateSite
CMS/App_Themes/EcommerceSite
CMS/App_Themes/IntranetPortal*
CMS/App_Themes/PersonalSite
CMS/CMSTemplates/CorporateSite
CMS/CommunitySite
CMS/CorporateSite
CMS/DancingGoat
CMS/EcommerceSite
CMS/IntranetPortal
CMS/PersonalSite
AppSettings.config
ConnectionStrings.config
What these Kentico rules actually ignore
Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.
Include some Kentico folders excluded by Visual Studio rules
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
!CMS/CMSAdminControls/*/ |
Include some Kentico folders excluded by Visual Studio rules |
!CMS/CMSModules/System/*/ |
Include some Kentico folders excluded by Visual Studio rules |
!CMS/App_Data/CIRepository/** |
Include some Kentico folders excluded by Visual Studio rules |
Kentico temporary/environment files
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/App_Data/AzureCache |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/AzureTemp |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/DeviceProfile/logFiftyOne.txt |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/DeviceProfiles/logFiftyOne.txt |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/WebFarm/webfarm.sync |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/CMSTemp |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/App_Data/Persistent |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/CMSSiteUtils/Export |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
CMS/CMSSiteUtils/Import |
Kentico temporary/environment files |
Ignore all smart search indexes, but not the other system folder contents
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/** |
Ignore all smart search indexes, but not the other system folder contents |
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/*/ |
Ignore all smart search indexes, but not the other system folder contents |
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/_StopWords/** |
Ignore all smart search indexes, but not the other system folder contents |
!CMS/App_Data/CMSModules/SmartSearch/_Synonyms/** |
Ignore all smart search indexes, but not the other system folder contents |
Starter site resource Files
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/App_Data/DancingGoat |
Starter site resource Files |
Starter site web templates
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/App_Data/Templates/CommunitySite |
Starter site web templates |
CMS/App_Data/Templates/CorporateSite |
Starter site web templates |
CMS/App_Data/Templates/DancingGoat |
Starter site web templates |
CMS/App_Data/Templates/EcommerceSite |
Starter site web templates |
CMS/App_Data/Templates/IntranetPortal |
Starter site web templates |
CMS/App_Data/Templates/PersonalSite |
Starter site web templates |
Starter site app themes
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/App_Themes/CommunitySite |
Starter site app themes |
CMS/App_Themes/CorporateSite |
Starter site app themes |
CMS/App_Themes/EcommerceSite |
Starter site app themes |
CMS/App_Themes/IntranetPortal* |
Starter site app themes |
CMS/App_Themes/PersonalSite |
Starter site app themes |
Starter site ASPX templates
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/CMSTemplates/CorporateSite |
Starter site ASPX templates |
Starter site media libraries
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
CMS/CommunitySite |
Starter site media libraries |
CMS/CorporateSite |
Starter site media libraries |
CMS/DancingGoat |
Starter site media libraries |
CMS/EcommerceSite |
Starter site media libraries |
CMS/IntranetPortal |
Starter site media libraries |
CMS/PersonalSite |
Starter site media libraries |
Sensitive settings
| Pattern | What it ignores |
|---|---|
AppSettings.config |
Sensitive settings |
ConnectionStrings.config |
Sensitive settings |
How to use this .gitignore for Kentico
- Copy the Kentico rules above, or download the file directly.
- Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
- If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
- Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.