diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3be9842..5bcf8f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,4 +42,7 @@ next-env.d.ts
 
 # .gitignore
 CLAUDE.local.md
-.claude/
\ No newline at end of file
+.claude/
+
+# runtime logs (log4js app logs, NSSM stdout/stderr)
+/logs/
\ No newline at end of file