diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 903b975..58e7ef8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,17 @@ volumes/
 shared/
 supabase/
 searxng/uwsgi.ini
-searxng/settings.yml
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+searxng/settings.yml
+
+# N8N Credentials and Sensitive Data
+# Ignore all JSON files in backup directories
+n8n/backup/**/*.json
+n8n/backup/credentials/
+n8n/backup/workflows/
+n8n/backup/import/credentials/
+n8n/backup/import/workflows/
+!n8n/backup/credentials/.gitkeep
+!n8n/backup/workflows/.gitkeep
+!n8n/backup/import/credentials/.gitkeep
+!n8n/backup/import/workflows/.gitkeep
+!n8n/backup/import/workflows/.gitkeep
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