diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ff0f53..6e5b2b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
-public/**
-deploy_id
+# Ignore everything except explicitly allowed with `!`
+/*
+
+# Track this gitignore because duh
+!.gitignore
+
+# Track gitmodules because also duh
+!.gitmodules
+
+# Content folder where the actual ...ya know... content lives
+!content/
+
+# Deploy script
+!deploy