diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6dc97c5..abe7b44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 vendor
 *.swp
 .bundle/
-nodes/
+nodes/1*.json
diff --git a/nodes/example.json b/nodes/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae4dee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "recipes": [
+    "./roles/base.rb"
+  ]
+}