diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb86432f..3add233b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# local env files
+# Local environment files
 .env.local
 .env.*.local
 venv
@@ -13,31 +13,149 @@ venv
 *.sln
 *.sw?
 
-__pycache__
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
 .hypothesis
-sqllib.py
-encoderx.py
-.pytest_cache
-
-# pyinstaller files
-dist
-build
-client
-.gitignore
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
 
+# Logs
+*.log
 logs.txt
-
-
-# TODO.md
-testdata.py
-test.py
 nohup.out
-*s.json
-
 
+# OS
 .DS_Store
-*.egg-info
-/wheels/
-client.zip
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+*.swp
+*~
+
+# Build artifacts (should be in CI/CD only)
 *.whl
-.pypirc
\ No newline at end of file
+*.tar.gz
+*.zip
+*.apk
+*.exe
+*.dmg
+*.AppImage
+*.deb
+*.rpm
+*.msi
+*.pkg
+
+# Submodule build artifacts
+swingmusic-desktop/target/
+swingmusic-desktop/node_modules/
+swingmusic-desktop/dist/
+swingmusic-desktop/src-tauri/target/
+
+swingmusic-webclient/node_modules/
+swingmusic-webclient/dist/
+swingmusic-webclient/.nuxt/
+swingmusic-webclient/.output/
+swingmusic-webclient/.cache/
+
+swingmusic-android/app/build/
+swingmusic-android/.gradle/
+swingmusic-android/build/
+swingmusic-android/local.properties
+swingmusic-android/*.apk
+swingmusic-android/*.aab
+
+# Backend specific
+src/swingmusic/__pycache__/
+src/swingmusic/static/
+src/swingmusic/media/
+src/swingmusic/dist/
+src/swingmusic/build/
+src/swingmusic/*.egg-info/
+
+# Database
+*.db
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
+
+# Configuration with secrets
+config.py
+settings_local.py
+.secrets
+.pypirc
+
+# Test files
+test.py
+testdata.py
+encoderx.py
+sqllib.py
+
+# Documentation build
+docs/_build/
+site/
+
+# Coverage reports
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Spyder
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/swingmusic/.gitignore b/src/swingmusic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd5455e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/swingmusic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+Pipfile.lock
+
+# PEP 582
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# Flask specific
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Database files
+*.db
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
+
+# Static files and media
+static/
+media/
+uploads/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Editor
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Temporary files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+
+# Cache
+.cache/
+
+# Local configuration
+config_local.py
+settings_local.py
+.secrets