diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f11b75..effda26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,20 @@
-.idea/
+# Ignore everything
+*
+
+# But not these
+!/.gitignore
+!*.proto
+!buf.gen.yaml
+!buf.lock
+!buf.yaml
+
+!legal/*
+!scripts/**/*
+!swagger/*
+
+!LICENSE
+!Makefile
+!swagger.json
+
+# ...even if they are in subdirectories
+!*/