diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffeddc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+*.mo
+*.o
+*.exe
+configure.h
+configure.log
+configure.mk
+gkrellm.pc
+server/gkrellmd
+src/gkrellm