diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index a2e82b5..692ca4c 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ temp/
 drizzle/
 
 # === Uploads and user content ===
-shared/uploads/
-uploads/
-**/uploads/
+# shared/uploads/
+# uploads/
+# **/uploads/
 
 # === Miscellaneous ===
 .cursorignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c94fcef..f794b5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
 
 # shared uploads
-shared/uploads
+# shared/uploads
 
 # Dependencies
 node_modules
diff --git a/apps/admin/public/.gitkeep b/apps/admin/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/admin/public/uploads/job-descriptions/.gitkeep b/apps/admin/public/uploads/job-descriptions/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/student/public/.gitkeep b/apps/student/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/student/public/uploads/.gitkeep b/apps/student/public/uploads/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/shared/.gitkeep b/shared/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/shared/uploads/.gitkeep b/shared/uploads/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29