diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 55b6cd2f..892b868a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ yarn-error.log
 .nova
 
 site-static-html/
+
+!site-dynamic-php/public/.gitignore
diff --git a/content/public/.gitignore b/content/public/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ca0973f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/public/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.DS_Store
+
diff --git a/src/FileSystem.php b/src/FileSystem.php
index 0dce6c32..e82af58d 100644
--- a/src/FileSystem.php
+++ b/src/FileSystem.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public static function finder(): Finder
             ->ignoreUnreadableDirs()
             ->ignoreDotFiles(false)
             ->ignoreVCSIgnored(true)
+            ->notName('.gitignore')
             ->files()
             ->filter(fn($f) => self::isPublished($f))
             ->in(self::publicRoot());