diff --git a/helper b/helper
index b716094..b9b7b3a 100755
--- a/helper
+++ b/helper
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ EOL
 
   # Run composer create-project to initialize Laravel after creating compose.yml
   echo "Initializing Laravel project..."
+  echo /.db >> .gitignore
   docker compose run --rm composer bash -c "composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel tmp && cp -R tmp/. . && rm -rf tmp"
   docker compose up -d
   echo "Laravel project initialized successfully!"