diff --git a/explorer/.gitignore b/explorer/.gitignore
index e9f80fc38..1e1895ac0 100644
--- a/explorer/.gitignore
+++ b/explorer/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
 # dependencies
-/node_modules
+node_modules
 /.pnp
 .pnp.js
 
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # misc
 .DS_Store
 *.pem
+.tmp
+/downloads/*
 
 # debug
 npm-debug.log*
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
 
+#System Files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
 # env files
 /.env*.local
 /.env.development
@@ -37,7 +43,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 
-# vscode
+# IDEs and editors
+.idea
 /.vscode
 
 # hygen
@@ -51,3 +58,8 @@ _templates
 
 /files/anvil-catalog/out/
 /files/ncpi-catalog/out/
+
+#Python
+__pycache__/
+/analytics/**/_build
+/analytics/venv
diff --git a/explorer/.husky/commit-msg b/explorer/.husky/commit-msg
index 1726b4279..d2c2a8cf2 100755
--- a/explorer/.husky/commit-msg
+++ b/explorer/.husky/commit-msg
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ if ! grep -iqE "$commit_regex" "$1"; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-cd explorer
-
 # Check for Conventional Commits format
 
 npx commitlint --config ./commitlint.config.js --edit $1
diff --git a/explorer/.husky/pre-commit b/explorer/.husky/pre-commit
index 8a9c08280..46e198e01 100755
--- a/explorer/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/explorer/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
-cd explorer
-
 echo '🏗️👷 Checking your project before committing'
 
 # Check Prettier
diff --git a/explorer/package.json b/explorer/package.json
index 34dbeba9d..321b10c5b 100644
--- a/explorer/package.json
+++ b/explorer/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "start": "npx serve out",
     "lint": "next lint --dir .",
     "check-format": "prettier --check .",
-    "prepare": "cd .. && husky install explorer/.husky",
+    "prepare": "husky install ./.husky",
     "storybook": "storybook dev -s images,.next  -p 6006",
     "build-storybook": "storybook build",
     "test": "jest --watch",