diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c0c2b47..7a28dea 100644
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@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ dist/
 .vscode
 
 # JSDoc output folder
-docs/api
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+docs/api/*
+!docs/api/README.md
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diff --git a/docs/api/README.md b/docs/api/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# OrbitDB
+
+## Getting Started
+