.gitignore for Phoenix

8 ignore rules for Phoenix, ready to copy into your repository.

Web framework for Elixir

The complete .gitignore for Phoenix

# Generated by LFGitignore - https://lfgitignore.com
# Created: 2026-06-17 22:16:32 UTC
# Technologies: Phoenix

### Phoenix ###
/tmp
/node_modules
/assets/node_modules
/priv/static/
/installer/_build
/installer/tmp
/installer/doc
/installer/deps

What these Phoenix rules actually ignore

Every pattern below, and why it belongs in your .gitignore.

Temporary files

Pattern What it ignores
/tmp Temporary files

Static artifacts

Pattern What it ignores
/node_modules Static artifacts
/assets/node_modules Static artifacts
/priv/static/ Since we are building assets from web/static, we ignore priv/static. You may want to comment this depending on your deployment strategy.

Installer-related files

Pattern What it ignores
/installer/_build Installer-related files
/installer/tmp Installer-related files
/installer/doc Installer-related files
/installer/deps Installer-related files

How to use this .gitignore for Phoenix

  1. Copy the Phoenix rules above, or download the file directly.
  2. Create a file named .gitignore at the root of your Git repository and paste the rules into it.
  3. If some of those files are already tracked, run git rm -r --cached . then commit again — Git only applies ignore rules to untracked files.
  4. Commit the .gitignore so everyone on the team shares the same rules.

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