diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 3a030d4..ad29530 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -78,3 +78,14 @@ module "repo_secrets" {
 output "secrets" {
   value = module.env_var
 }
+
+
+resource "null_resource" "gitignore" {
+  for_each = toset(formatlist("%s/%s", local.all_repos))
+  triggers = {
+    repo = each.value
+  }
+  provisioner "local-exec" {
+    command = "grep -q ${each.value} .gitignore || echo ${each.value} >> .gitignore"
+  }
+}
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