diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecfa35ffd3de3b61aa65b8a105a8acf11837011c..bed413b31abe3e54cf86e0b53b9fe9789c66ea27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/python
-instance
+
+# local configuration file
+instance/config.py