diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-workflow.yml
index f10b186f..9a6be648 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-workflow.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Configure CMake for Archon Interface
       run: |
+        mkdir ${{github.workspace}}/build
         cd ${{github.workspace}}/build
-        rm -rf *
         cmake ..
 
     - name: Build
@@ -34,32 +34,3 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         cd ${{github.workspace}}
         bin/run_unit_tests
-
-    - name: Start Emulator
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
-        bin/emulator Config/demo/demo.cfg -i generic &
-
-    - name: Start camera-daemon
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
-        bin/camerad Config/demo/demo.cfg --foreground &
-
-    - name: Run E2E tests
-      run: |
-        cd ${{github.workspace}}
-        shopt -s expand_aliases
-        alias cam="bin/socksend -h localhost -p 3031"
-        function check { if [ $1 != "DONE" ]; then echo $1; exit 1; else echo $1; fi }
-
-        command_open=$(cam open)
-        check $command_open
-        
-        command_load=$(cam load)
-        check $command_load
-        
-        command_expose=$(cam expose)
-        check $command_expose
-        
-        command_printstatus=$(cam printstatus)
-        check $command_printstatus
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f096120f..503b9378 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 .idea
 .vscode
 cmake-build*
+/build/
+/lib/
+/bin/
diff --git a/bin/.gitignore b/bin/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7d2734..00000000
--- a/bin/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything in this directory
-*
-# Except this file
-!.gitignore
diff --git a/build/.gitignore b/build/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7d2734..00000000
--- a/build/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything in this directory
-*
-# Except this file
-!.gitignore
diff --git a/lib/.gitignore b/lib/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e7d2734..00000000
--- a/lib/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Ignore everything in this directory
-*
-# Except this file
-!.gitignore