diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07f43b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/.keep b/data/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29