diff --git a/apiserver/.gitignore b/apiserver/.gitignore
index 2edfcbd..e1e3561 100644
--- a/apiserver/.gitignore
+++ b/apiserver/.gitignore
@@ -111,4 +111,5 @@ data/
 old_photos/
 old_paypal/
 missing_paypal/
+backups/
 secrets.py
diff --git a/apiserver/backups/index.html b/apiserver/backups/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df58d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiserver/backups/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<i>DO YOU HAVE A COMRADE?</i>