diff --git a/qcodes/config/.gitignore b/qcodes/config/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0521c5fb4cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcodes/config/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!*.json
diff --git a/qcodes/monitor/.gitignore b/qcodes/monitor/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..896192215d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcodes/monitor/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+!dist
+!*.json