diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0cb7cb..c64d1e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,4 +160,7 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 
 log/
-state.json
\ No newline at end of file
+state.json
+pwfile
+.env
+data/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf b/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
index 4ced6d7..3507e4d 100644
--- a/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
+++ b/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 allow_anonymous false
 listener 1883 0.0.0.0
+password_file /mosquitto/config/pwfile
 
+# needed for the healthcheck
 allow_anonymous true
 listener 1880 127.0.0.1