diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bddee23..b01aba7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Environment variables (NEVER commit!)
 .env
+.env.local
+.env.production
+.env.development
+# Note: .env.example SHOULD be included for users
 
 # Lua specific
 *.luac
@@ -11,12 +15,17 @@ bin/
 logs/
 tmp/
 pid/
+dist/
 
 # Issue creation scripts (these create issues, don't version them)
 scripts/gitea-issues/
 
+# Gitea internal workflow (not for end users)
+.gitea/
+
 # Gitea Tools
 tools/gitea
+issue-*.md
 
 # OS generated files
 .DS_Store
@@ -57,3 +66,4 @@ config.local.lua
 config.production.lua
 
 config/furt.conf
+
diff --git a/.version_history b/.version_history
index 124a8da..53a7394 100644
--- a/.version_history
+++ b/.version_history
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 25a29c32,c575d5e,main,2025-09-02T19:24:58Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,cec390e,main,2025-09-02T19:45:08Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,0c59b27,main,2025-09-03T09:02:41Z,michael,git,lua-api
+25a29c32,589dccc,main,2025-09-03T10:16:05Z,michael,git,lua-api