diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b3379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
+app.egg-info
+*.pyc
+.mypy_cache
+.coverage
+htmlcov
+.cache
+.venv
+*.egg
+*.lock