diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 085268e..9c40a10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-/_build/
-/cover/
-/deps/
-/doc/
+*.secret.exs
+/build
+/doc
 erl_crash.dump
-npm-debug.log
-/assets/node_modules/
-/config/*.secret.exs
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 58b171e..a176a46 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 defmodule Lytedev.MixProject do
   use Mix.Project
 
+  @build_path "build"
+  @deps_path Path.join(@build_path, "deps")
+
   def project(), do: [
     app: :lytedev,
     version: "0.1.0",
@@ -9,6 +12,8 @@ defmodule Lytedev.MixProject do
     config_path: "src/config.exs",
     test_paths: ["src/test"],
     start_permanent: true,
+    build_path: @build_path,
+    deps_path: @deps_path,
     deps: deps()
   ]