#0000 - Add global gitignore configuration in Dockerfile for improved developer experience.

Dockerfile

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="guillaume@van-hemmen.com"
 # Build arguments
 ARG ARG_TZ="Europe/Paris"
 ARG ARG_NODE_MAJOR=22
+ARG GITIGNORE_URL="https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/linux,jetbrains,visualstudio,visualstudiocode"
 
 # System configuration and timezone setup
 RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$ARG_TZ /etc/localtime && \
@@ -38,11 +39,15 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash -G sudo coder && \
     echo "coder ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" >> /etc/sudoers.d/coder
 
-# Configure shell environment
+# Configure shell environment and git global configuration
 RUN echo "PS1='🐳 \[\033[1;36m\] \[\033[1;34m\]\W\[\033[0;35m\] \[\033[1;36m\]# \[\033[0m\]'" > /home/coder/.bashrc && \
     mkdir -p /workspaces && \
     chown coder:coder /home/coder/.bashrc && \
-    chown -R coder:coder /workspaces
+    chown -R coder:coder /workspaces && \
+    # Set up global gitignore
+    mkdir -p /home/coder/gitignore && \
+    curl -sL ${GITIGNORE_URL} -o /home/coder/global.gitignore && \
+    git config --system core.excludesfile /home/coder/global.gitignore
 
 # Run trivy to scan the system. Exit code is set to 0 as 1 would never allow to pass the scan due to debian known vulns
 RUN curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aquasecurity/trivy/main/contrib/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin \