diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Secrets - nur verschlüsselt committen
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.enc
+!.env.*.enc
diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
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+++ b/.sops.yaml
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+creation_rules:
+  - path_regex: \.env.*$
+    age: "age1z8gak2l4h0vpcnhtcdxmem2u9h2n54vuksk8ys82609qtzampuvqh50wdr"