diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3a3066..07202b5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ coverage.txt
 
 # Demo content (hosted on CDN)
 demo-track.smsg
+!pkg/player/frontend/demo-track.smsg
 
 # Dev artifacts
 .playwright-mcp/
diff --git a/pkg/player/frontend/demo-track.smsg b/pkg/player/frontend/demo-track.smsg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea2ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/player/frontend/demo-track.smsg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+placeholder for build
\ No newline at end of file