diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3c8e24..8c509cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /node_modules
 /vendor
-/public
+/public/*
+!/public/.gitkeep
 .env
 npm-debug.log
diff --git a/public/.gitkeep b/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29