diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab3cbbe4..d325ae1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ node_modules
 Homestead.yaml
 Homestead.json
 .env
-/public
 /.idea
 /_ide_helper.php
 /config.testing
diff --git a/public/.gitignore b/public/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bf521ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!manifest.json
diff --git a/manifest.json b/public/manifest.json
similarity index 100%
rename from manifest.json
rename to public/manifest.json
diff --git a/resources/views/index.blade.php b/resources/views/index.blade.php
index 85f754f4..b0e6f814 100644
--- a/resources/views/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/index.blade.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#282828">
     <meta name="msapplication-navbutton-color" content="#282828">
 
-    <link rel="manifest" href="{{ App::staticUrl('manifest.json') }}" />
+    <link rel="manifest" href="{{ App::staticUrl('public/manifest.json') }}" />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{{ App::staticUrl('public/img/favicon.ico') }}" />
     <link rel="icon" href="{{ App::staticUrl('public/img/icon.png') }}">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="{{ App::staticUrl('public/img/icon.png') }}">