diff --git a/beaky-frontend/.gitignore b/beaky-frontend/.gitignore
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+++ b/beaky-frontend/.gitignore
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+# Logs
+.vscode
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+
+node_modules
+dist
+dist-ssr
+*.local
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw?
diff --git a/beaky-frontend/vite.config.js b/beaky-frontend/vite.config.js
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+import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
+import { svelte } from '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte'
+import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [tailwindcss(), svelte()],
+})