diff --git a/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.gitignore b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c51177f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/.wasp/
+/.env.server
+/.env.client
diff --git a/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.wasproot b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.wasproot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca2cfdb48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/.wasproot
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+File marking the root of Wasp project.
diff --git a/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/src/.waspignore b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/src/.waspignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c432f30d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waspc/data/Cli/templates/basic/src/.waspignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Ignore editor tmp files
+**/*~
+**/#*#