diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index f824a88..7cada2a 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 .dockerignore
 .gitignore
 .git
+uploads
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37ba456..8f80f0c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ sw.*
 
 docker-compose.override.yml
 
-uploads/
+uploads/*
+!uploads/.gitkeep
diff --git a/uploads/.gitkeep b/uploads/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29