diff --git a/backups/.gitignore b/backups/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6b7ef32c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backups/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/logs/.gitignore b/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6b7ef32c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore