diff --git a/storage/private_uploads/locations/.gitignore b/storage/private_uploads/locations/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c96a04f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/private_uploads/locations/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file