> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bluebricks.co/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bluebricks.co/docs/orchestration/packages/artifacts-overview/.bricksignore.md).

# .bricksignore

Before publishing a package to the Bluebricks repository, it's suggested that large files that don't directly support the package's functionality be excluded.

In addition, bricks CLI will automatically exclude runtime files and directories such as .terraform to ensure lightweight blueprints, easing the automation workflow.

## `.bricksignore`

The bricks CLI uses `.bricksignore` file, that specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore.

The file should be located in the root folder of a blueprint, next to [bricks.json](broken://pages/WT8nZ8bvssk2A9FFnomC).

The file content is similar to the `.gitignore` pattern format, which is detailed in the [gitignore documentation article on the Git docs website](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore/en).