diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.folder_name }}/data/.gitignore b/{{ cookiecutter.folder_name }}/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.folder_name }}/output/.gitignore b/{{ cookiecutter.folder_name }}/output/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29