diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b85664b..c10451f4 100644
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# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
# vendor/
-build/*
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+build/*
+
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: GoLand, IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio, WebStorm and Rider
+# Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
+
+# User-specific stuff
+.idea/**/workspace.xml
+.idea/**/tasks.xml
+.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
+.idea/**/dictionaries
+.idea/**/shelf
+
+# AWS User-specific
+.idea/**/aws.xml
+
+# Generated files
+.idea/**/contentModel.xml
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diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13566b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eddcd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35eb1ddf
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/.idea/xmtpd.iml b/.idea/xmtpd.iml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e764c4f
--- /dev/null
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