diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf4b4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/debhelper-build-stamp
+debian/files
+debian/tileos-settings-qtile.substvars
+debian/tileos-settings-qtile/