diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore Rubrik API config (contains secrets)
+rbk_api.conf
+# Ignore example config if you want to keep it local only
+#rbk_api.conf.example
+
+# Ignore temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Ignore session and response files
+.rkbsession.*
+/tmp/rbkresponse.*
+/tmp/mountedDBs.*
+/tmp/payload.*
+
+# Ignore zip and backup files
+*.zip
+*.bak
+
+# Ignore SCRATCH and other local folders
+SCRATCH/
+
+# Ignore OS and editor files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.vscode/
+.idea/
diff --git a/rbk_api.conf.example b/rbk_api.conf.example
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+# IP Address (or DNS name) of Rubrik CDM
+RUBRIK_IP=jp-edge-proxmox.pattinson.org
+
+ID="client|673af632-150d-47e0-908e-66a6d71fe621"
+SECRET=XxxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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