diff --git a/collects/web-server/default-web-root/.gitignore b/collects/web-server/default-web-root/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bfe6b19e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/web-server/default-web-root/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+log