How to include files outside Assets folder in Collab?

Unity Engine
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Hey
i want to place the Keystore of each project outside Assets folder but when I do this Collab ignores this file or any other file(like zip files) that i place in the project root folder
is there any method to include files in the root folder (outside of assets folder) into collab?

by the way, is it okay to place the key inside Assets folder?

Thanks in advance

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Please consider using proper industrial-grade source control in order to guard and protect your hard-earned work.

When I set up a project, I set the directory structure up like this:

MyProject\myproj.keystore
MyProject\MyProject\Assets
MyProject\MyProject\ProjectSettings
MyProject\MyProject\Packages```

I make the Unity folder itself be a subfolder of the actual repository.

That lets me put whatever other items (such as keystore, notes, etc.) at the root of the project and put it ALL under source control.

I can even create other Unity projects right in the same repo, such as testing or new ideas.

Personally I use git (completely outside of Unity) because it is free and there are tons of tutorials out there to help you set it up as well as free places to host your repo (BitBucket, Github, Gitlab, etc.).

As far as configuring Unity to play nice with git, keep this in mind:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/736093/3

Here's how I use git in one of my games, Jetpack Kurt:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/807568/3

Using fine-grained source control as you work to refine your engineering:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/826718/2

Share/Sharing source code between projects:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/719810/2

Setting up an appropriate .gitignore file for Unity3D:

https://discussions.unity.com/t/834885/5

Generally setting Unity up (includes above .gitignore concepts):

https://thoughtbot.com/blog/how-to-git-with-unity

It is only simple economics that you must expend as much effort into backing it up as you feel the work is worth in the first place.

"Use source control or you will be really sad sooner or later." - StarManta on the Unity3D forum boards
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Thanks for your reply
I personally prefer git to collab, but for team projects, Iā€™m using collab(alongside git) , keys are being uploaded to git repository, but not collab :confused: