diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e127bc5..7c41356 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 conf/*.conf
 data/
+public/images/
diff --git a/public/images/.keepme b/public/images/.keepme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29