diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7321330f..deecde6c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ npm-debug.log
 
 .DS_Store
 public/lib/*
-db/*
+db/txs/*
+db/blocks/*
 
diff --git a/db/empty b/db/empty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b