diff --git a/datastore_server/.gitignore b/datastore_server/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4afcebd8ff83a26662e866c284ed515241c7439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore_server/.gitignore
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+/targets
+/temp-testng-customsuite.xml
+/test-output
+/.dynamic_property_evaluator_queue
+/.shredder
+/.updater
+/tmp
+/clean-up-tasks
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/.gitignore b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..963f9c135bed4a44d328b3573896e586f913d09b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/CopyOfShareIdManager.java
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/.gitignore b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d339488da79dc77568b0d0c8b1f3062e412c2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/standard/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/CopyOfAbstractDropboxProcessingPlugin.java