diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..e50e645
--- /dev/null
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+server/html/lib
+server/html/pi_sensors_config.js
+server/config/mongodb_config.json
+server/api/pi_sensors_api.wsgi
+client/config/pi_config.json
+client/config/*.cert
+client/bin/TSL2561_get_readings
+client/bin/i2c_lib.py
+client/bin/lcddriver.py
+*.pyc