diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12a04e6..84bdfa8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,14 @@ npm-debug.log
 # we ignore priv/static. You may want to comment
 # this depending on your deployment strategy.
 /priv/static/
+
+# Files matching config/*.secret.exs pattern contain sensitive
+# data and you should not commit them into version control.
+#
+# Alternatively, you may comment the line below and commit the
+# secrets files as long as you replace their contents by environment
+# variables.
+/config/*.secret.exs
+
+# for vscode elixir_ls extension files
+/.elixir_ls