diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9856f591c..3bea4cd2d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,10 @@ cover.out
 *.test
 release
 experimental
-coverage.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage.txt
+.snap
+*.tar.bz2
+parts/
+prime/
+snap/.snapcraft/
+stage/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21a1604a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: mc
+version: master
+summary: ls, cp, mkdir, mirror commands for filesystems and object storage.
+description: |
+  Minio Client (mc) provides a modern alternative to UNIX commands
+  like ls, cat, cp, mirror, diff etc. It supports filesystems and
+  Amazon S3 compatible cloud storage service (AWS Signature v2 and v4).
+
+grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: devmode
+
+apps:
+  mc:
+    command: mc
+    plugs: [home, network, network-bind]
+
+parts:
+  mc:
+    source: .
+    plugin: go
+    go-importpath: github.com/minio/mc
+    after: [go]
+  go:
+    source-tag: go1.8.3