diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 22355db..0000000
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-docs/
-.git
-.gitignore
-.env
-.github
-.vscode
-.idea
-fly.toml
-.git/
-*.sqlite3
-staticfiles
-persistent_storage/
-.venv
-_quarto.yml
-_publish.yml
-_extensions/
-*_libs/
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 227257b..1c60db2 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@ indent_size = 4
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 
-# Makefiles always use tabs for indentation
-[Makefile]
-indent_style = tab
diff --git a/.github/sync.yml b/.github/sync.yml
index 0e1ff07..cd6be58 100644
--- a/.github/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/sync.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ group:
         dest: .github/CODEOWNERS
       - source: .pre-commit-config.yaml
         dest: .pre-commit-config.yaml
-      - source: .dockerignore
-        dest: .dockerignore
       - source: .editorconfig
         dest: .editorconfig
       - source: .gitignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d7f7ded..63bd79f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,15 +81,6 @@ _book
 public
 site
 
-# Local data files
-**/datafile/*
-# Persistent storage should not be stored in git except for the markdown files
-persistent_storage
-!persistent_storage/**/*.md
-
-# Python Web App
-*.sqlite3
-*.sqlite3-journal
 
 # Misc files
 *.log