add readme and .env files

.gitignore

@@ -119,4 +119,49 @@ helperfunctions/
 test.py
 tools/
 nginx.txt
-app/node_modules/
+app/node_modules/
+
+# Database files
+*.db
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
+
+# Docker
+.dockerignore
+
+# Local development
+.env.local
+.env.development
+.env.production
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Coverage reports
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+coverage.xml
+
+# Migrations (if using Alembic or similar)
+alembic/versions/*.py
+!alembic/versions/
+
+# Testing
+.tox/
+.cache/
+.pytest_cache/