diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b54d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+**/*
+!stderr
+!stdout
+!*.toml
+!*.md
+!healthcheck
+!*.json
+!.git*