diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89ecf8cd26..2379cecb69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 **/node_modules/**
 .env
+**/build/**
diff --git a/build/.gitkeep b/build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2