diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19de108..90af474 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 conf/*.conf
 data/
+public/files/
 public/images/
 public/zerobin/
 public/theme/css/hljs.css
diff --git a/public/files/.keepme b/public/files/.keepme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29