An example .gitignore optimized for WP Engine hosting

.gitignore

#----------------------------------------
# This Git ignore should be located
# in your WordPress install's wp-content/
# directory.
#----------------------------------------

#---------------------------
# WordPress general
#---------------------------
/index.php

#---------------------------
# WordPress themes
#---------------------------
/themes/*

# DO NOT ignore these themes...
!/themes/frost

#---------------------------
# WordPress plugins
#---------------------------
/plugins/*

# DO NOT ignore these plugins...
!/plugins/wordpress-seo

#---------------------------
# WP MU plugins: often
# managed by the platform.
#---------------------------
/mu-plugins/

#---------------------------
# WP uploads directory
#---------------------------
/uploads/

#---------------------------
# WP upgrade files
#---------------------------
/upgrade/

#---------------------------
# OS-specific files
#---------------------------
.DS_Store
.Trashes
Thumbs.db

#---------------------------
# Composer
#---------------------------
/vendor
.env
.env.*
!.env.example

#---------------------------
# Smart Plugin Manager
#---------------------------
/.logs/
autoupdater_maintenance_mode_enabled.tmp

#---------------------------
# large/disallowed file types
# a CDN should be used for these
#---------------------------
*.hqx
*.bin
*.exe
*.dll
*.deb
*.dmg
*.iso
*.img
*.msi
*.msp
*.msm
*.mid
*.midi
*.kar
*.mp3
*.ogg
*.m4a
*.ra
*.3gpp
*.3gp
*.mp4
*.mpeg
*.mpg
*.mov
*.webm
*.flv
*.m4v
*.mng
*.asx
*.asf
*.wmv
*.avi
*.log

#---------------------------
# Build tools
#---------------------------
node_modules

#---------------------------
# Other
#---------------------------
.gitattributes