diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ab5507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*.pwd
+*.env
+*.bak
+*.key
+*.crt
+*.pem
+# MacOS system files
+**/.DS_Store
+tmp
+**/__pycache__/
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo