diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f30688c..0777e01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -148,3 +148,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 # server/data/sessions.json - uncomment for production
 public/uploads
 public/uploads/*
+
+# Server data files (all data files to prevent overwriting)
+server/data/
+!server/data/.gitkeep