diff --git a/.c8rc.json b/.c8rc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7ffc3da66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.c8rc.json
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+{
+  "exclude": [
+    "core/frontend/src/**",
+    "core/frontend/public/**",
+    "core/server/data/migrations/**",
+    "!core/server/data/migrations/utils.js"
+  ]
+}