diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9963438..d192bc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+config/gold-key.txt
+
+.idea/
+local/
+
 data
 bin
 
diff --git a/assets/.gitkeep b/assets/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bin/.gitkeep b/bin/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/bin/README.md b/bin/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bf1f4af..0000000
--- a/bin/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-This README.md file forces the creation of the `bin` directory
-
-Otherwise, `bin` will not be synced
diff --git a/data/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/data/README.md b/data/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 22657d0..0000000
--- a/data/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-This README.md file forces the creation of the `data` directory
-
-Otherwise, `data` will not be synced
diff --git a/assets/placeholder.txt b/downloads/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/placeholder.txt
rename to downloads/.gitkeep
diff --git a/examples/outputs/.gitkeep b/examples/outputs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/local/.gitkeep b/local/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/logs/.gitkeep b/logs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/logs/placeholder b/logs/placeholder
deleted file mode 100644
index 48cdce8..0000000
--- a/logs/placeholder
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-placeholder
diff --git a/downloads/placeholder.txt b/notebooks/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from downloads/placeholder.txt
rename to notebooks/.gitkeep
diff --git a/notebooks/placeholder.txt b/notebooks/placeholder.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 48cdce8..0000000
--- a/notebooks/placeholder.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-placeholder
diff --git a/sparql/.gitkeep b/sparql/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/sparql/placeholder.txt b/sparql/placeholder.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 48cdce8..0000000
--- a/sparql/placeholder.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-placeholder