diff --git a/hypervisor_configs/.gitignore b/hypervisor_configs/.gitignore
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+# PVE runtime files - change constantly, not useful for config backup
+**/.rrd
+**/.version
+**/lrm_status
+**/manager_status
+**/replication_state
+**/pve-ssl.pem
+**/pve-ssl.key
+**/authkey.key
+**/priv/