diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index f5a08be39..161805c9c 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ dist/
 
 db-migration-worker/
 neo4j/
+
+public/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5e987954..e34da736c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ yarn-error.log
 dist/*
 coverage.lcov
 .nyc_output/
+public/*
+!.gitkeep
diff --git a/public/.gitkeep b/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb