diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006dd2fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if type -P lorri &>/dev/null; then
+  eval "$(lorri direnv)"
+else
+  use nix
+fi
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 50f2fbd09..68b5b40dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.*
 !.gitignore
 !.drone.yml
 /build