diff --git a/database/.gitignore b/database/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f54b6b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nodes/
diff --git a/database/.gitkeep b/database/.gitkeep
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index e69de29b..00000000