diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af6064d..49b6841 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ npm-debug.log
 
 .DS_Store
 public/lib/*
-db/*
+db/txs/*
+db/blocks/*
 
 public/js/*
 public/css/*
diff --git a/db/empty b/db/empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29