diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae65cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*~
+.DS_Store
+.idea
+
+# editor swap files
+.*.sw?
+
+# databases
+*.db
+
+# tmp directory
+tmp