diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a20f3e615..a84c41b0c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ _trial_temp/
 _trial_temp*/
 
 # stuff that is likely to exist when you run a server locally
+/*.db
+/*.log
+/*.log.config
+/*.pid
 /*.signing.key
-/*.tls.crt
-/*.tls.key
-/uploads
+/env/
+/homeserver*.yaml
 /media_store/
+/uploads
 
 # IDEs
 /.idea/
diff --git a/changelog.d/4843.misc b/changelog.d/4843.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03d0a3e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/4843.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add stuff back to the .gitignore.