diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8dacab6..2ab1c10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
-*
-!/*
-timescaledb
+# Ignore everything recursively
+**/*
+
+# Exclude collectd files
+!collectd/**/*.conf
+!collectd/**/*-data
+
+# Re-include directories
+!*/