diff --git a/config/filesystems.php b/config/filesystems.php
index c5f244d7f..b564035a9 100644
--- a/config/filesystems.php
+++ b/config/filesystems.php
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ return [
 
         'local' => [
             'driver' => 'local',
-            'root' => storage_path('app'),
+            'root' => storage_path('app/private'),
+            'serve' => true,
             'throw' => false,
         ],
 
diff --git a/storage/app/.gitignore b/storage/app/.gitignore
index 8f4803c05..fedb287fe 100644
--- a/storage/app/.gitignore
+++ b/storage/app/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *
+!private/
 !public/
 !.gitignore
diff --git a/storage/app/private/.gitignore b/storage/app/private/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6b7ef32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/app/private/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore