git - Is there a way to setup remote-specific .gitignores?

Question

Is there a simple way to setup different .gitignore files for different remotes? I have a repository I push up to both Heroku and Github. I need database.yml for Heroku, but don't want some of the information to be pushed up to Github. So I need a different .gitignore file for each of the remotes.

I tried having two separate branches, one that ignores database.yml, and one that doesn't. The problem is that when I checkout the heroku branch and go back into my github branch, the entire database.yml file is gone.

Any tips?

Answer 1

Do not put database information in database.yml. Instead, use Heroku environment variables.