diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64f89727f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.buildpath
+.project
+.settings
+target/
+.idea/
+*.class
+*.iml
+*.iws
+*.ipr
+*.db
+.DS_Store
+.classpath