diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9aa8e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+*.DSStore
+*.tar
+*.tgz
+*.gz
+*.cfg
+*.lic
+*.default
+*.txt
+*.ini
+*.xsl
+passwd
+/apps/
+/anonymizer/
+/auth/
+/disabled-apps/
+/init.d/
+/licenses/
+/manager-apps/
+/master-apps/
+/modules/
+/myinstall/
+/openldap/
+/shcluster/
+/users/
+/system/*
+!deployment-apps/
+!deployment-apps/*.conf
+!deployment-apps/*.xsl
+!deployment-apps/*.ini
+!deployment-apps/*.default
+!deployment-apps/*.txt