diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1abb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Ensure shell scripts always use LF line endings
+*.sh text eol=lf
+
+# Ensure Dockerfile uses LF
+Dockerfile text eol=lf
+docker-compose.yml text eol=lf
+
+# Default behavior for text files
+* text=auto
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6320cd2..820ce26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-data
\ No newline at end of file
+data
+.hytale-downloader-credentials.json