diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0cf764708..338d3305f2 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ nbproject/*
 plugin/bbb/config.vm.php
 
 main/cron/incoming/
+
+data/*
+!data/index.html
+data/badges/*
+!data/badges/index.html
\ No newline at end of file