diff --git a/MCServer/.gitignore b/MCServer/.gitignore
index 8452ec2d7..fe8ce0eab 100644
--- a/MCServer/.gitignore
+++ b/MCServer/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ memdump.xml
 ProtectionAreas.ini
 ProtectionAreas.sqlite
 helgrind.log
+settings.ini
+webadmin.ini
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MCServer/settings.ini b/MCServer/settings.example.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from MCServer/settings.ini
rename to MCServer/settings.example.ini
diff --git a/MCServer/webadmin.ini b/MCServer/webadmin.example.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from MCServer/webadmin.ini
rename to MCServer/webadmin.example.ini