diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4471a94..7d75fca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 .DS_Store
 .Rproj.user
 
+/laravel_app/public/*
+!/laravel_app/public/.htaccess
+!/laravel_app/public/index.php
+!/laravel_app/public/robots.txt
+
+
 # Data and output files
 *.tif
 *.csv