diff --git a/config/.gitignore b/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/.gitignore b/db/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c96a04f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dockerfiles/start.sh b/dockerfiles/start.sh
index 0cad0a04..0d88296c 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/start.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/start.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ fi
 echo "[INSTALL] Copy starter pialert.db and pialert.conf if they don't exist"
 
 # Copy starter pialert.db and pialert.conf if they don't exist
+# cp -n "/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert.conf" "/home/pi/pialert/config/pialert.conf" 
 cp -n "$INSTALL_DIR/pialert/back/pialert.conf" "$INSTALL_DIR/pialert/config/pialert.conf" 
 cp -n "$INSTALL_DIR/pialert/back/pialert.db"  "$INSTALL_DIR/pialert/db/pialert.db"