diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dda8ec9..1d935bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Disabled configs
 *.disabled
-.gemini/
\ No newline at end of file
+.gemini/
+# Fail2Ban generated jails (prevents clutter)
+fail2ban/data/fail2ban/jail.d/*.conf
+!fail2ban/data/fail2ban/jail.d/nginx-unified.conf