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+# .NET build outputs
+**/bin/
+**/obj/
+
+# Frontend (not needed for API build)
+BudgetApp.Web/node_modules/
+BudgetApp.Web/dist/
+
+# Docs and editor files
+docs/
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.user
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
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+node_modules/
+dist/
+dist-ssr/
+coverage/
+*.local
+.eslintcache
+*.tsbuildinfo