diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bed5e14..5748e0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,10 @@ projects/
 
 # Ignore scripts/ content
 scripts/*
+
+# log files and cached values
+*.log
+*.log.cache
+
+# backup files
+*.bak