## An opinionated nextcloud ignore list for developers (sync-exclude.lst)

The latest nextcloud server versions will have ransomware detection automatically 
enabled, meaning that syncing common developer file types (e.g. `.lock`) will return errors.

> Fatal	webdav	OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\Exception\Forbidden: Ransomware file detected. 
Prevented upload of ..py/bokeh/secrets.tar.enc because it matches extension pattern 
".enc"

If you are syncing complex, nested work directories as a developer, the following 
list can be used, as a starting point, to exclude certain common file types and folders.


Examples:

- `.git/`: folder will not be synced (but the latest files checked out, will)
- `node_modules/`: (JS) will not be synced, preventing syncing of a massive quantity of unnecessary dependencies
- `cython_debug/`: C-Extensions for Python debug directories
- `_site/`: Commonly used for building static sites and serving temporary files (`mkdocs serve`, `hugo serve`)

The motivation behind this approach is that Nextcloud should not be used as a backup 
solution, but for syncing working files. For instance, if you want to continue
working at home on selected files (`*.md`, `*.odt`), this will be possible. For checking 
out the latest git repositories, or dependencies, 
use the native approach (e.g. `git pull` for repositories, `npm install` for `node_modules/`).

Note: The file list is not exhaustive, please comment or update.

## Setup

Clone this gist:
```
git clone git@gist.github.com:280afdb2f994fae6e5f6b183888f659d.git
mv 280afdb2f994fae6e5f6b183888f659d nextcloud_ignore_gist
cd nextcloud_ignore_gist
```

Copy `sync-exclude.lst` file to:

```
%AppData%/Nextcloud/sync-exclude.lst
```