diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 074bb17..b202a64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ downloads/
 hold/
 log/
 # logs/
-logs/ae_api/
-logs/ae_app/
+# logs/ae_api/
+# logs/ae_app/
 logs/apache2/
 logs/mailman2/
 logs/php7/
-logs/web/
+# logs/web/
 tmp/
 temp/
 
diff --git a/conf/certs/.gitignore b/conf/certs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/certs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logs/ae_api/.gitignore b/logs/ae_api/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/ae_api/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logs/ae_app/.gitignore b/logs/ae_app/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/ae_app/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logs/web/nginx/.gitignore b/logs/web/nginx/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce0361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/web/nginx/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except for this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file