diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcc8528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+*.o
+*.so
+pig2vcd
+pigpiod
+pigs
+x_pigpio
+x_pigpiod_if
+x_pigpiod_if2