diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index ad7e611..b241b7a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ out/
 data/uploads/*
 !data/uploads/sample.jpg
 data/db/*
+!/data/db/.gitkeep
 /plugins/user/*
 !/plugins/user/.gitkeep
 *.lock
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a14e5b1..fe8270d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ out/
 data/uploads/*
 !data/uploads/sample.jpg
 data/db/*
+!/data/db/.gitkeep
 /plugins/user/*
 !/plugins/user/.gitkeep
 *.lock
diff --git a/data/db/.gitkeep b/data/db/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29