diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..688502f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/.rebar
+/.erlang.mk
+/ebin
+/.eunit
+/wolfmq.d
+*.swp
+/logs/