diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 269047f..3f0741b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,13 @@ ref/
 bin/
 .torrent.db*
 *.part
+
+# media downloaded by running got in the repo tree (never commit content)
+*.mkv
+*.mp4
+*.avi
+*.mov
+*.webm
+*.iso
+*.mp3
+*.flac