diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..e112405 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# First, ignore everything
+*
+# Now, whitelist anything that's a directory
+!*/
+# And all the file types you're interested in.
+!**/*docker-compose.yaml*
+!**/*docker-compose.yml*
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