diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 143271c6c..c4d38e418 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ docs/reports/**
 
 # Django stuff:
 *.log
+mediafiles/
+*.sqlite3*
+staticfiles/
+postgresql/
+data/
 
 # Sphinx documentation
 docs/_build/
@@ -59,32 +64,23 @@ target/
 
 \.idea/dataSources\.local\.xml
 
-venv/
-
-mediafiles/
-
-*.sqlite3*
-
 \.idea/workspace\.xml
 
 \.idea/misc\.xml
 
 # Deployment
-
 \.env
-staticfiles/
-postgresql/
-data/
-
 
+cookbook/static/vue
+vue/webpack-stats.json
 /docker-compose.override.yml
 vue/node_modules
 plugins
-vetur.config.js
-cookbook/static/vue
-vue/webpack-stats.json
+vue3/node_modules
 cookbook/templates/sw.js
-.prettierignore
 vue/.yarn
 vue3/.vite
-vue3/node_modules
+
+# Configs
+vetur.config.js
+venv/
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aea0c3a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# generated files
+api.ts
+vue/src/apps/*.js
+vue/node_modules
+staticfiles/
+docs/reports/
+/vue3/src/openapi/
+
+# ignored files - prettier interferes with django templates and github actions
+*.html
+*.yml
+*.yaml
+
diff --git a/.prettierrc b/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..956e17f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "printWidth": 179,
+    "trailingComma": "es5",
+    "tabWidth": 2,
+    "semi": false,
+    "experimentalTernaries": true
+}
diff --git a/vue/package.json b/vue/package.json
index 10a8e23c8..98d8f337b 100644
--- a/vue/package.json
+++ b/vue/package.json
@@ -98,12 +98,5 @@
   "resolutions": {
     "@vue/cli-plugin-pwa/workbox-webpack-plugin": "^5.1.3",
     "coa": "2.0.2"
-  },
-  "prettier": {
-    "printWidth": 179,
-    "trailingComma": "es5",
-    "tabWidth": 2,
-    "semi": false,
-    "experimentalTernaries": true
   }
 }