diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c23ea9c..731fb5d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
-### Node template
 # Logs
 logs
 *.log
+
+
+# IDE
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings
+.idea/
+*.iml*
+*.ipr
+.brackets.json
+.vscode/
+.history
+
+# Node related files
+node_modules/
+node/
+bin/
+typings
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
@@ -74,6 +91,7 @@ web_modules/
 .yarn-integrity
 
 # dotenv environment variable files
+\.env
 .env
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4938532..218d2d6 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ by project committers. Read [GitHub's pull request documentation](https://help.g
 for more information on sending pull requests.
 
 Lastly, please follow the [pull request template](../.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) when
-submitting a pull request!
\ No newline at end of file
+submitting a pull request!