diff --git a/pkg/rest/static/.gitignore b/pkg/rest/static/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rest/static/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore