diff --git a/fixtures/webstudio-remix-vercel/.vercelignore b/fixtures/webstudio-remix-vercel/.vercelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a0e67a2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/webstudio-remix-vercel/.vercelignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+node_modules
+
+.cache
+.env
+.vercel
+.webstudio
+build
+public/build
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__generated__/templates.ts b/packages/cli/src/__generated__/templates.ts
index 46b9b68be1..24f9ffacd6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__generated__/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__generated__/templates.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ export const templates: Record<ProjectTarget, Folder> = {
   defaults: {
     name: "defaults",
     files: [
+      {
+        name: ".vercelignore",
+        content:
+          "node_modules\n\n.cache\n.env\n.vercel\n.webstudio\nbuild\npublic/build\n",
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        merge: false,
+      },
       {
         name: "package.json",
         content:
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init-flow.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init-flow.ts
index fec02fdc5e..d6f21b1318 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init-flow.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init-flow.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ import pc from "picocolors";
 export const initFlow = async (
   options: StrictYargsOptionsToInterface<typeof buildOptions>
 ) => {
+  await prompt({
+    type: "text",
+    name: "folderName",
+    message: "Please enter a project name",
+  });
+
   const isProjectConfigured = await isFileExists(".webstudio/config.json");
   let shouldInstallDeps = false;
   let folderName;
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/defaults/.vercelignore b/packages/cli/templates/defaults/.vercelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a0e67a2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/defaults/.vercelignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+node_modules
+
+.cache
+.env
+.vercel
+.webstudio
+build
+public/build