diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51e184ea..978d49e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ database/mindoc.db
 /conf/app.conf
 /vendor
 /runtime
+/uploads/*.*
+!/uploads/.gitkeep
diff --git a/uploads/.gitkeep b/uploads/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b