Restoring the default .gitignore file

A common cause of failed Appflow builds relates to committing files or folders in a project that should be generated as part of the Appflow build process.

Project repos committed to Ionic Appflow should never include the node_modules/, the Cordova platforms/, or plugins/ directories. The www/ directory should only be included if the project type is ionic1.

A default .gitignore file is included in new projects. If a project's .gitignore file is absent or has been modified it must be restored.

To restore the default .gitignore file:

1. Retrieve the appropriate .gitignore file from Github, depending on your project type:
   • angular(v4+): https://github.com/ionic-team/starters/blob/master/angular/base/.gitignore
   • react (v4+): https://github.com/ionic-team/starters/blob/main/react/base/.gitignore 
   • vue (v5+): https://github.com/ionic-team/starters/blob/main/vue/base/.gitignore 
   • ionic-angular(v3): https://github.com/ionic-team/starters/blob/master/ionic-angular/base/.gitignore
   • ionic1: https://github.com/ionic-team/starters/blob/master/ionic1/base/.gitignore
2. Copy the file to the root of your project repo
3. Run the following commands:

git rm -r --cached .
git add .
git commit -m 'restoring gitignore'
git push <your remote> <your branch>

After restoring the .gitignore attempt to build in Appflow using the new commit.