diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+tests/
+archivebox/
+build/
+dist/
+docs/
+etc/
+.dockerignore
+.flake8
+CNAME
+docker-compose.yaml
+docker-compose.yml
+Dockerfile
+MANIFEST.in
+Pipfile
+setup.py