diff --git a/external/.gitignore b/external/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cafd11b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!lua
diff --git a/external/lua/.gitignore b/external/lua/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad5171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/lua/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lua
\ No newline at end of file