diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
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+Cargo.lock
+target/
+guide/build/
+/gh-pages
+
+*.so
+*.out
+*.pyc
+*.pid
+*.sock
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+# Configuration directory generated by CLion
+.idea
+
+# Configuration directory generated by VSCode
+.vscode
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