diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84e70d9e3..0882d4389 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,3 +59,8 @@
 
 # /ground/src/plugins/ipconnection/
 /ground/src/plugins/ipconnection/ui_ipconnectionoptionspage.h
+
+# /
+/downloads
+/tools
+/build