diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba68b9fb0a..c75ef068e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ coverage/*
 *.swp
 public/uploads/
 .rvmrc
-config/gitlab.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+config/gitlab.yml
+config/database.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml.example
similarity index 100%
rename from config/database.yml
rename to config/database.yml.example