diff --git a/etc/sysctl.d/.gitignore b/etc/sysctl.d/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f1255be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/sysctl.d/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+99-sysctl.conf
diff --git a/etc/sysctl.d/99-ssd-swappiness.conf b/etc/sysctl.d/99-ssd-swappiness.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..263cf708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/sysctl.d/99-ssd-swappiness.conf
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+# Only use swap when it has to be used. On SSDs it's preferable to not have
+# so much swap use, while on HDD the default 60 is ok.
+vm.swappiness = 1