diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d935280b987c788acd87bef502efcf564875a0a..900c4988bfb336925a9fe6789b85c6be3f126fd1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# ignore all files starting with . or ~
-.*
+# ignore all temp files starting with ~
 ~*
 
 # ignore node/grunt dependency directories
@@ -25,4 +24,8 @@ node_modules/
 !.gitlab-ci.yml
 !.eslintrc.*
 
+# ignore building files
 dist/
+
+# ignore firbase temp files
+.firebase/