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This looks great @Zone2k, thanks for adding a .env
file to the .gitignore
. Feel free to add any other file or potential sensitive data to the .gitignore
file.
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This looks great @Zone2k, thanks for adding a .env
file to the .gitignore
. Feel free to add any other file or potential sensitive data to the .gitignore
file.
Sometimes I respond too fast for the page to update! You may need to refresh the page before you can merge.
Nice work, @Zone2k! Go ahead and delete the branch.
Removing the previous
.env
file from the branch is great, but it's reactive. We need to ensure future contributions don't include sensitive files by mistake. We can do this by adding a.gitignore
file to our repository.Taking advantage of the
.gitignore
fileFrom time to time, there are files you don't want Git to check in to GitHub. You may want to ignore files that contain sensitive credentials or information which should not be pushed to your repository. There are a few ways to tell Git which files to ignore.
Ignoring files
Git uses a file called
.gitignore
to decide which files and directories to ignore when committing. Keep files containing sensitive data, like configuration or.env
files, out of your repositories. This is one way to promote security best practices.The
.gitignore
file can, and should, be committed into your repository. By sharing this file and making it part of your code, future contributors to the repository will avoid committing sensitive data. There are many examples of.gitignore
files available for you to use in your own repositories. You can find them in the gitignore repository.Step 10: Add a
.gitignore
fileIn this pull request, I'm adding a
.gitignore
file. Files ending with.env
commonly include sensitive data. This helps you keep files with sensitive data secure and private. Let's add those files to the.gitignore
.:keyboard: Activity: Updating the .gitignore file
...
) in the right upper corner and click Edit file to edit the.gitignore
file..env
to line 1.Scroll down, and commit your change.
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