diff --git a/backend/src/.gitignore b/backend/src/.gitignore
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--- a/backend/src/.gitignore
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@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 ##
 ## Get latest from `dotnet new gitignore`
 
+# database files
+JellyGlass-test.db
+
 # dotenv files
 .env
 
diff --git a/backend/src/JellyGlass-test.db b/backend/src/JellyGlass-test.db
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