diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..2ae028b
--- /dev/null
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+/inventory
+
+# ignore roles pulled by ansible-galaxy
+/roles/galaxy/*
+!/roles/galaxy/.gitkeep
+
+# ignores vscode file
+.vscode
+
+# ingores macos files
+.DS_Store
+
+# Allows users to create a .keys directory that holds the ci keys
+.keys
+