When publishing your project's source code to the internet,
consider using a gitignore file.
A gitignore file tells Git which files to ignore.
Using gitignore:
1. Create a file named ".gitignore"
2. Enter file names for files you want to keep private.
Ex:
node_modules
.DS_Store
.env
For a comphrensive guide and advanced usage such as pattern matching,
visit https://www.pluralsight.com/guides/how-to-use-gitignore-file