diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/pom.xml
index 60746654..1ad21293 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
                 <delimiters>
                     <delimiter>@@</delimiter>
                 </delimiters>
+                <addDefaultExcludes>false</addDefaultExcludes>
             </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 0ac0fa49..a88996eb 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         <fileSet encoding="UTF-8" filtered="true">
             <directory></directory>
             <includes>
+                <include>.gitignore</include>
                 <include>run.sh</include>
                 <include>run.bat</include>
                 <include>README.md</include>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dfea5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-allinone-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+**.log*
+
+# Maven
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Eclipse
+.metadata
+.project
+.classpath
+bin/
+tmp/
+*.tmp
+.settings/
+.loadpath
+.recommenders
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+**.idea
+**.iml
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+
+# macOS
+*.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/pom.xml
index 04ec6adb..3500c712 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
                 <delimiters>
                     <delimiter>@@</delimiter>
                 </delimiters>
+                <addDefaultExcludes>false</addDefaultExcludes>
             </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index b5bf1590..e93546e4 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         <fileSet encoding="UTF-8" filtered="true">
             <directory></directory>
             <includes>
+                <include>.gitignore</include>
                 <include>run.sh</include>
                 <include>run.bat</include>
                 <include>README.md</include>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dfea5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-platform-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+**.log*
+
+# Maven
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Eclipse
+.metadata
+.project
+.classpath
+bin/
+tmp/
+*.tmp
+.settings/
+.loadpath
+.recommenders
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+**.idea
+**.iml
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+
+# macOS
+*.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/pom.xml
index b11da761..5e554713 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
                     <delimiters>
                         <delimiter>@@</delimiter>
                     </delimiters>
+                    <addDefaultExcludes>false</addDefaultExcludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 62c41f07..4b51590d 100644
--- a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         <fileSet encoding="UTF-8" filtered="true">
             <directory></directory>
             <includes>
+                <include>.gitignore</include>
                 <include>run.sh</include>
                 <include>run.bat</include>
                 <include>README.md</include>
diff --git a/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dfea5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archetypes/alfresco-share-jar-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+**.log*
+
+# Maven
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Eclipse
+.metadata
+.project
+.classpath
+bin/
+tmp/
+*.tmp
+.settings/
+.loadpath
+.recommenders
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+**.idea
+**.iml
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+
+# macOS
+*.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file