diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5023b0b32a5c5f41970f125e3213ab79e56ef7a0
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+# Ignore configuration files that may contain sensitive information.
+sites/*/settings*.php
+
+# Ignore paths that contain user-generated content.
+sites/*/files
+sites/*/private
+