diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
index e2f9741c..d5576d10 100644
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
+++ b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/package.json
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "dist",
-    "stubs"
-  ],
+  "files": ["dist", "stubs"],
   "bin": "./dist/cli.js",
   "keywords": [
     "astro-integration",
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
index fbe50f05..dcf3f864 100644
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
+++ b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/src/app.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export class Application extends Program<Definition, Input> {
 
     this.step(`Creating new project in ${this.bgBlue(` ${outDir} `)} ... 🐇`);
     this.copyTemplate(input, templatePath);
+    this.copyGitignore(input);
   }
 
   async start(input: Input): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -471,6 +472,16 @@ export class Application extends Program<Definition, Input> {
     }
   }
 
+  copyGitignore(input: Input) {
+    this.step("Copying `.gitignore` file...");
+
+    if (!input.dryRun) {
+      const gitignore = path.join(__dirname, "..", "stubs", "gitignore");
+      const dotGitignore = path.join(input.outDir, ".gitignore");
+      cpSync(gitignore, dotGitignore, { force: true });
+    }
+  }
+
   copyTemplate(input: Input, templatePath: string): void {
     if (!input.dryRun) {
       const outDir = input.outDir;
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno-biome/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno-biome/.gitignore
rename to libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/gitignore
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa0..00000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/deno/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa0..00000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node-biome/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa0..00000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/node/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa0..00000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none-biome/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/.gitignore b/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d4c0aa0..00000000
--- a/libs/create-qwikdev-astro/stubs/templates/none/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# build output
-dist/
-
-# generated types
-.astro/
-
-# dependencies
-node_modules/
-
-# logs
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-pnpm-debug.log*
-
-# environment variables
-.env
-.env.production
-
-# macOS-specific files
-.DS_Store
diff --git a/libs/qwikdev-astro/package.json b/libs/qwikdev-astro/package.json
index 23037b98..5f55c69e 100644
--- a/libs/qwikdev-astro/package.json
+++ b/libs/qwikdev-astro/package.json
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@
     "./utils": "./src/utils.ts",
     "./q-astro-manifest.json": "./q-astro-manifest.json"
   },
-  "files": [
-    "src",
-    "src/index.ts",
-    "server.ts",
-    "env.d.ts"
-  ],
+  "files": ["src", "src/index.ts", "server.ts", "env.d.ts"],
   "keywords": [
     "astro-integration",
     "astro-component",