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# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2025-08-15 17:22:18 UTC
# Technologies: Node.js

### Node.js ###
logs
# Node.js diagnostic reports
report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json
# Process ID files
pids
# Process ID file
*.pid
# Random seed file
*.seed
# Process lock file
*.pid.lock
# Lerna debug logs
lerna-debug.log*
# Library coverage
lib-cov
# Log file
*.log
# Coverage directory
coverage
# LCOV coverage data
*.lcov
# TypeScript build info
*.tsbuildinfo
# NYC coverage output
.nyc_output
# npm debug logs
npm-debug.log*
# Grunt intermediate storage
.grunt
# Yarn debug logs
yarn-debug.log*
# Bower dependencies
bower_components
# Yarn error logs
yarn-error.log*
# node-waf configuration
.lock-wscript
# Compiled binary addons
build/Release
# Node.js dependencies
node_modules/
# JSPM packages
jspm_packages/
# Snowpack modules
web_modules/
# npm cache directory
.npm
# ESLint cache
.eslintcache
# Stylelint cache
.stylelintcache
.node_repl_history
*.tgz
.yarn-integrity
# Environment variables
.env
.env.*
!.env.example
# Cache directory
.cache
# Parcel bundler cache
.parcel-cache
# Next.js build output
.next
# Next.js static export
out
# Nuxt.js build output
.nuxt
dist
.cache/
# VuePress build output
.vuepress/dist
# Temporary files
.temp
.svelte-kit/
**/.vitepress/dist
**/.vitepress/cache
# Docusaurus cache
.docusaurus
# Serverless framework
.serverless/
# FuseBox cache
.fusebox/
# Local DynamoDB
.dynamodb/
.firebase/
# Tern.js port file
.tern-port
# VS Code test directory
.vscode-test
# Yarn Plug'n'Play
.pnp.*
.yarn/*
!.yarn/patches
!.yarn/plugins
!.yarn/releases
!.yarn/sdks
!.yarn/versions
vite.config.js.timestamp-*
vite.config.ts.timestamp-*

What these Node.js rules actually ignore

Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.

Logs

Pattern	What it ignores
`logs`	Logs
`lerna-debug.log*`	Lerna debug logs
`*.log`	Log file
`npm-debug.log*`	npm debug logs
`yarn-debug.log*`	Yarn debug logs
`yarn-error.log*`	Yarn error logs

Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)

Pattern	What it ignores
`report.[0-9].[0-9].[0-9].[0-9].json`	Node.js diagnostic reports

Runtime data

Pattern	What it ignores
`pids`	Process ID files
`*.pid`	Process ID file
`*.seed`	Random seed file
`*.pid.lock`	Process lock file

Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover

Pattern	What it ignores
`lib-cov`	Library coverage

Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul

Pattern	What it ignores
`coverage`	Coverage directory
`*.lcov`	LCOV coverage data
`.nyc_output`	NYC coverage output

TypeScript cache

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.tsbuildinfo`	TypeScript build info

Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)

Pattern	What it ignores
`.grunt`	Grunt intermediate storage

Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)

Pattern	What it ignores
`bower_components`	Bower dependencies
`.lock-wscript`	node-waf configuration

Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)

Pattern	What it ignores
`build/Release`	Compiled binary addons

Dependency directories

Pattern	What it ignores
`node_modules/`	Node.js dependencies
`jspm_packages/`	JSPM packages

Snowpack dependency directory (https://snowpack.dev/)

Pattern	What it ignores
`web_modules/`	Snowpack modules

Optional npm cache directory

Pattern	What it ignores
`.npm`	npm cache directory

Optional eslint cache

Pattern	What it ignores
`.eslintcache`	ESLint cache

Optional stylelint cache

Pattern	What it ignores
`.stylelintcache`	Stylelint cache

Optional REPL history

Pattern	What it ignores
`.node_repl_history`	Optional REPL history

Output of 'npm pack'

Pattern	What it ignores
`*.tgz`	Output of 'npm pack'

Yarn Integrity file

Pattern	What it ignores
`.yarn-integrity`	Yarn Integrity file
`.env`	Environment variables
`.env.*`	Yarn Integrity file
`!.env.example`	Yarn Integrity file
`.cache`	Cache directory
`.parcel-cache`	Parcel bundler cache

Next.js build output

Pattern	What it ignores
`.next`	Next.js build output
`out`	Next.js static export

Nuxt.js build / generate output

Pattern	What it ignores
`.nuxt`	Nuxt.js build output
`dist`	Nuxt.js build / generate output

Gatsby files

Pattern	What it ignores
`.cache/`	Gatsby files
`.vuepress/dist`	VuePress build output
`.temp`	Temporary files
`.cache`	Cache directory

Sveltekit cache directory

Pattern	What it ignores
`.svelte-kit/`	Sveltekit cache directory
`**/.vitepress/dist`	vitepress build output
`**/.vitepress/cache`	vitepress cache directory

Docusaurus cache and generated files

Pattern	What it ignores
`.docusaurus`	Docusaurus cache

Serverless directories

Pattern	What it ignores
`.serverless/`	Serverless framework

FuseBox cache

Pattern	What it ignores
`.fusebox/`	FuseBox cache

DynamoDB Local files

Pattern	What it ignores
`.dynamodb/`	Local DynamoDB

Firebase cache directory

Pattern	What it ignores
`.firebase/`	Firebase cache directory

TernJS port file

Pattern	What it ignores
`.tern-port`	Tern.js port file

Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions

Pattern	What it ignores
`.vscode-test`	VS Code test directory
`.pnp.*`	Yarn Plug'n'Play
`.yarn/*`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
`!.yarn/patches`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
`!.yarn/plugins`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
`!.yarn/releases`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
`!.yarn/sdks`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
`!.yarn/versions`	Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions

Vite logs files

Pattern	What it ignores
`vite.config.js.timestamp-*`	Vite logs files
`vite.config.ts.timestamp-*`	Vite logs files

How to use this .gitignore for Node.js

Copy the Node.js 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.