diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 131ce960..b2ee0f95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 *.swp
 *.log
 *.out
+*.exe
 
 # Docker Services Data (Volumes)
 postgres_data/
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ backend/bin/
 backend/vendor/
 backend/tmp/
 backend/.env
+backend/server
 
 # userfront (Flutter)
 # Note: userfront might have its own .gitignore, but adding here just in case
diff --git a/backend/server b/backend/server
deleted file mode 100755
index 9ae19587..00000000
Binary files a/backend/server and /dev/null differ