diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b77028..c66d14a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -140,3 +140,4 @@ cython_debug/
 
 /config.py
 /piccolo_conf.py
+.idea/
diff --git a/.idea/socialMedia.iml b/.idea/socialMedia.iml
deleted file mode 100644
index 74d515a..0000000
--- a/.idea/socialMedia.iml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
\ No newline at end of file