diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index 7ee6b819..8f95465f 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,47 @@
-node_modules
-# Keep environment variables out of version control
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Environment variables
 .env
+.env.local
+.env.production
+
+# Build output
+dist/
+build/
 
+# Source map files
+*.js.map
+*.d.ts.map
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+build.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# Process ID files
+*.pid
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Generated files
 /src/generated/prismalogs/
+.prisma/
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
 
 # test snapshots and coverage output
 **/__snapshots__/
 *.snap
 coverage/
-dist/
-*.log
 
 # generated build artifacts committed by mistake
 *.js.map