diff --git a/containers/vnstat/.gitignore b/containers/vnstat/.gitignore
index 05121a5..e55cd28 100644
--- a/containers/vnstat/.gitignore
+++ b/containers/vnstat/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 # Track certain files and directories
 !.gitignore
 !.gitkeep
+!data/
diff --git a/containers/vnstat/data/.gitignore b/containers/vnstat/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05121a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/containers/vnstat/data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Ignore everything
+/*
+
+# Track certain files and directories
+!.gitignore
+!.gitkeep
diff --git a/containers/vnstat/data/.gitkeep b/containers/vnstat/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29