diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10c5e3c..7d03f74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-system/certs/*
-database/*
-logs/*
 misc/*
 
 .sync
diff --git a/database/.gitignore b/database/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/logs/.gitignore b/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore