diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d29575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+/.pnp
+.pnp.js
+
+# testing
+/coverage
+
+# production
+/build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+.env.local
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d4bd5c..9a672ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## SEG3125-LAB8
+# SEG3125-LAB8
 
 The Real Estate Website using React made by Ruchira Perrera, Sam Oyediran, Batuhan Basoglu, and Kene Ojukwu