diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b9962e0..b5ccbcc0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
-
 # dependencies
-/node_modules
-/.pnp
+node_modules/
+.pnp
 .pnp.js
 
 # testing
-/coverage
-/cypress/videos
+coverage
+cypress/videos
 
 # next.js
-/.next/
+.next/
 /out/
 
 # production
@@ -25,15 +23,8 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
 # local env files
+.env
 .env.local
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
-
-pages/App.css
-
-# Monorepo packages Node Modules
-packages/portal/node_modules
-packages/create-portal-app/node_modules
-packages/portal/.next
-packages/portal/.env
diff --git a/examples/catalog/.gitignore b/examples/catalog/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 22052075..00000000
--- a/examples/catalog/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/
-.next/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-portal-app/.gitignore b/packages/create-portal-app/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index b512c09d..00000000
--- a/packages/create-portal-app/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-node_modules
\ No newline at end of file