diff --git a/tvheadend/config/.gitignore b/tvheadend/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e04ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvheadend/config/.gitignore
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+# .gitignore sample
+###################
+
+# Ignore all files in this dir...
+*
+
+# ... except for this one.
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/tvheadend/recordings/.gitignore b/tvheadend/recordings/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e04ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvheadend/recordings/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# .gitignore sample
+###################
+
+# Ignore all files in this dir...
+*
+
+# ... except for this one.
+!.gitignore