diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 264489235..f68dde665 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 *.swp
 *.swo
-node_modules/
-build/
-.DS_Store/
-/coverage
-coverage.json
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
 allFiredEvents
 scTopics
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+coverage.json
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Dependency directory
+node_modules
+
+# Debug log from npm
+npm-debug.log
+
+# local env variables
+.env
+
+# truffle build directory
+build/
+
+# lol macs
+.DS_Store/