diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3353153..4d104ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+### SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT
+
+# Config file
+config.py
+# I like to keep multiple configs around for my own purposes, ignore them but not the included sample
+config.*.py
+!config.sample.py
+
+# File with pinned thread text
+pinned_thread.txt
+
+### GENERIC
+
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
@@ -136,10 +149,4 @@ dmypy.json
 .pytype/
 
 # Cython debug symbols
-cython_debug/
-
-# config file
-config.py
-
-# file with pinned thread text
-pinned_thread.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+cython_debug/
\ No newline at end of file