diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04d76c4..3ef2128 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,14 @@ public/uploads/
 # OS/editor noise
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+# Local config/secrets
+storage/db.php
+storage/settings.php
+storage/update_cache.json
+storage/logs/
+
+# Local config/secrets
+storage/db.php
+storage/settings.php
+storage/update_cache.json
+storage/logs/
diff --git a/storage/db.php b/storage/db.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e4dfae0..0000000
--- a/storage/db.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-return [
-    'host' => 'localhost',
-    'database' => 'audi_ocore',
-    'user' => 'audi_ocore',
-    'pass' => 'qUZ^9*9UQxbDXnNx',
-    'port' => 3306,
-];
diff --git a/storage/logs/store_mail.log b/storage/logs/store_mail.log
deleted file mode 100644
index 55d727c..0000000
--- a/storage/logs/store_mail.log
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[2026-02-20T18:52:27+00:00] mailtest-20260220185227-983 {"to":"johnathon.tuke@gmail.com","subject":"Your Downloads Are Ready","result":{"ok":false,"error":"SMTP AUTH LOGIN failed","debug":"S: 220 strawberry.munkeh.host ESMTP Postfix\nC: EHLO localhost\nS: 250-strawberry.munkeh.host\r\n250-PIPELINING\r\n250-SIZE 30720000\r\n250-ETRN\r\n250-STARTTLS\r\n250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n250-8BITMIME\r\n250-DSN\r\n250 CHUNKING\nC: STARTTLS\nS: 220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS\nC: EHLO localhost\nS: 250-strawberry.munkeh.host\r\n250-PIPELINING\r\n250-SIZE 30720000\r\n250-ETRN\r\n250-AUTH PLAIN\r\n250-AUTH=PLAIN\r\n250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n250-8BITMIME\r\n250-DSN\r\n250 CHUNKING\nC: AUTH LOGIN\nS: 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: Invalid authentication mechanism"}}
-[2026-02-20T18:54:11+00:00] mailtest-20260220185411-339 {"to":"johnathon.tuke@gmail.com","subject":"Your Downloads Are Ready","result":{"ok":false,"error":"SMTP AUTH LOGIN failed","debug":"S: 220 strawberry.munkeh.host ESMTP Postfix\nC: EHLO localhost\nS: 250-strawberry.munkeh.host\r\n250-PIPELINING\r\n250-SIZE 30720000\r\n250-ETRN\r\n250-AUTH PLAIN\r\n250-AUTH=PLAIN\r\n250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n250-8BITMIME\r\n250-DSN\r\n250 CHUNKING\nC: AUTH LOGIN\nS: 535 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: Invalid authentication mechanism"}}
-[2026-02-20T18:56:43+00:00] mailtest-20260220185643-636 {"to":"johnathon.tuke@gmail.com","subject":"Your Downloads Are Ready","result":{"ok":true,"error":"","debug":"S: 220 strawberry.munkeh.host ESMTP Postfix\nC: EHLO localhost\nS: 250-strawberry.munkeh.host\r\n250-PIPELINING\r\n250-SIZE 30720000\r\n250-ETRN\r\n250-AUTH PLAIN\r\n250-AUTH=PLAIN\r\n250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n250-8BITMIME\r\n250-DSN\r\n250 CHUNKING\nC: AUTH PLAIN [credentials]\nS: 235 2.7.0 Authentication successful\nC: MAIL FROM:<system@audiocore.site>\nS: 250 2.1.0 Ok\nC: RCPT TO:<johnathon.tuke@gmail.com>\nS: 250 2.1.5 Ok\nC: DATA\nS: 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>\nC: [message body]\nS: 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as CAB59123CBF\nC: QUIT\nS: 221 2.0.0 Bye"}}
diff --git a/storage/settings.php b/storage/settings.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d2bfa58..0000000
--- a/storage/settings.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-return [
-    'site_title' => 'AudioCore V1.5',
-];
diff --git a/storage/update_cache.json b/storage/update_cache.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bb6c6e..0000000
--- a/storage/update_cache.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "ok": true,
-    "configured": true,
-    "current_version": "1.5.0",
-    "latest_version": "1.5.0",
-    "update_available": false,
-    "channel": "stable",
-    "manifest_url": "https://lab.codemunkeh.io/codemunkeh/AudioCore/raw/branch/main/update.json",
-    "error": "",
-    "checked_at": "2026-03-04T20:31:19+00:00",
-    "download_url": "https://lab.codemunkeh.io/audiocore/releases/download/v1.5.0/audiocore-v1.5.0.zip",
-    "changelog_url": "https://lab.codemunkeh.io/audiocore/releases/tag/v1.5.0",
-    "notes": "Bug fixes and installer improvements.",
-    "fetched_at": 1772656279
-}
\ No newline at end of file