diff --git a/chains/.gitignore b/chains/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf27f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chains/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!.gitkeep
diff --git a/chains/.gitkeep b/chains/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/hooks/.gitignore b/hooks/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf27f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
+!.gitkeep
diff --git a/hooks/.gitkeep b/hooks/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29