diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1428990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+*.o
+*.a
+*.d
+*.swp
+*~
+*.dSYM
+local.conf
+/test/test_hello_world