diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ env
 __pycache__
 
 .env
+
+# ignore all files in the static folder except the default folder
+app/static/*
+!app/static/default/
\ No newline at end of file
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