diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f357b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+src/*.o
+src/*.mo
+src/dnsmasq.pot
+src/dnsmasq
+src/.configured
+contrib/wrt/dhcp_lease_time
+contrib/wrt/dhcp_release
+debian/base/
+debian/daemon/
+debian/files
+debian/substvars
+debian/utils-substvars
+debian/utils/