diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6585a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*~
+*.class
+.classpath
+.project
+.settings
+.checkstyle
+target
+*.iml
+.idea
+.DS_Store