diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e179249..ad24516 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ deps/db-6.0.20/build_unix
 node_modules
 bin
 include
-lib
\ No newline at end of file
+lib
diff --git a/db/.gitignore b/db/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore