diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 718c6c5..4a709c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,19 @@ secrets.h
 
 # zigbee coordinator -> uptime kuma push token
 infra/.secrets/
+
+# runtime state & node-red/mosquitto secrets - not versioned
+infra/zigbee2mqtt/state.json
+infra/zigbee2mqtt/coordinator_backup.json
+infra/zigbee2mqtt/database.db
+infra/zigbee2mqtt/database.db.*
+infra/zigbee2mqtt/log/
+infra/mosquitto/data/
+infra/mosquitto/log/
+infra/mosquitto/config/passwd
+infra/nodered/.npm/
+infra/nodered/*.backup
+infra/nodered/.config.nodes.json
+infra/nodered/.config.runtime.json
+infra/nodered/.config.users.json
+infra/nodered/flows_cred.json
diff --git a/infra/zigbee2mqtt/coordinator_backup.json b/infra/zigbee2mqtt/coordinator_backup.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 975b279..0000000
--- a/infra/zigbee2mqtt/coordinator_backup.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "metadata": {
-    "format": "zigpy/open-coordinator-backup",
-    "version": 1,
-    "source": "zigbee-herdsman@10.5.0",
-    "internal": {
-      "date": "2026-07-01T05:51:05.408Z"
-    }
-  },
-  "stack_specific": {},
-  "coordinator_ieee": "0000000000000000",
-  "pan_id": "1a62",
-  "extended_pan_id": "dddddddddddddddd",
-  "nwk_update_id": 0,
-  "security_level": 5,
-  "channel": 11,
-  "channel_mask": [
-    11
-  ],
-  "network_key": {
-    "key": "01030507090b0d0f00020406080a0c0d",
-    "sequence_number": 0,
-    "frame_counter": 57407
-  },
-  "devices": []
-}
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diff --git a/infra/zigbee2mqtt/state.json b/infra/zigbee2mqtt/state.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 58dc203..0000000
--- a/infra/zigbee2mqtt/state.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "0xffffb40e0604fbd0": {
-        "state": "ON",
-        "power_on_behavior": "off",
-        "update": {
-            "state": "available",
-            "installed_version": 268513372,
-            "latest_version": 268513381,
-            "latest_source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/images/ThirdReality/SmartPlug_Zigbee_PROD_OTA_V101_1.01.01.ota",
-            "latest_release_notes": null
-        },
-        "linkquality": 255
-    },
-    "0xffffb40e06065536": {
-        "battery": 83,
-        "update": {
-            "state": "available",
-            "installed_version": 35,
-            "latest_version": 47,
-            "latest_source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/images/ThirdReality/Button_PROD_OTA_V47_v1.00.47.ota",
-            "latest_release_notes": null
-        }
-    },
-    "0xffffb40e0603c9e4": {
-        "state": "ON",
-        "power_on_behavior": "off",
-        "update": {
-            "state": "available",
-            "installed_version": 268513372,
-            "latest_version": 268513381,
-            "latest_source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/images/ThirdReality/SmartPlug_Zigbee_PROD_OTA_V101_1.01.01.ota",
-            "latest_release_notes": null
-        },
-        "linkquality": 255
-    },
-    "0xffffb40e06050af6": {
-        "state": "ON",
-        "power_on_behavior": "off",
-        "update": {
-            "state": "available",
-            "installed_version": 268513372,
-            "latest_version": 268513381,
-            "latest_source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/images/ThirdReality/SmartPlug_Zigbee_PROD_OTA_V101_1.01.01.ota",
-            "latest_release_notes": null
-        },
-        "linkquality": 140
-    },
-    "0xffffb40e0603ef11": {
-        "state": "OFF",
-        "power_on_behavior": "off",
-        "update": {
-            "state": "available",
-            "installed_version": 268513372,
-            "latest_version": 268513381,
-            "latest_source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Koenkk/zigbee-OTA/master/images/ThirdReality/SmartPlug_Zigbee_PROD_OTA_V101_1.01.01.ota",
-            "latest_release_notes": null
-        },
-        "linkquality": 255
-    }
-}
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