diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 80150e99..4b705ae4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,25 +9,3 @@
 /config
 .DS_Store
 .project
-
-first-network/channel-artifacts/*.tx
-first-network/channel-artifacts/*.block
-first-network/crypto-config/*
-first-network/docker-compose-e2e.yaml
-first-network/ledgers
-first-network/ledgers-backup
-
-chaincode-docker-devmode/myc.block
-chaincode-docker-devmode/chaincode/sacc/sacc
-chaincode-docker-devmode/chaincode/chaincode_example02/chaincode_example02
-
-# fabric sdk node modules
-fabcar/node_modules/
-fabcar/package-lock.json
-fabcar/hfc-key-store/
-
-# balance transfer sample
-balance-transfer/.DS_Store
-balance-transfer/node_modules/*
-balance-transfer/package-lock.json
-balance-transfer/fabric-client-kv-org*
diff --git a/balance-transfer/.gitignore b/balance-transfer/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ab9c94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/balance-transfer/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/node_modules/*
+/package-lock.json
+/fabric-client-kv-org*
diff --git a/balance-transfer/typescript/.gitignore b/balance-transfer/typescript/.gitignore
index 9f22bacf..5e283e61 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/typescript/.gitignore
+++ b/balance-transfer/typescript/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 package-lock.json
 dist
-types/fabric-client
\ No newline at end of file
+types/fabric-client
diff --git a/chaincode-docker-devmode/.gitignore b/chaincode-docker-devmode/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..699c14a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chaincode-docker-devmode/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/myc.block
+/chaincode/sacc/sacc
+/chaincode/chaincode_example02/chaincode_example02
diff --git a/fabcar/.gitignore b/fabcar/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e3d188c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabcar/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/node_modules/
+/package-lock.json
+/hfc-key-store/
diff --git a/first-network/.gitignore b/first-network/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..715dcea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/first-network/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/channel-artifacts/*.tx
+/channel-artifacts/*.block
+/crypto-config/*
+/docker-compose-e2e.yaml
+/ledgers
+/ledgers-backup