diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a4bc10d..9d7ae73 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
-_ignored
-.venv
-.playwright-mcp
-.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
+# Exclude files and directories from version control
+*.log
+/.*/
+/.*/
+/*auth*
+/node_modules
+/public/build
+/public/hot
+/public/storage
+/storage/*.key
+/storage/pail
+/vendor
+Thumbs.db
+/*.md
+/.env*
+
+# Exceptions
+!README.md
+!CHANGELOG.md
+!.gitattributes
+!.env.example