diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a930ab6eab7ec337c6e3a4848fa7b42a788f411a..d9498b7c9e7a691536da937bacf823a9bdaf5309 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 *.dylib
 /backend
 
+# database
+/db
+
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test