diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5958e25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Gemfile
+Gemfile.tmp
+Gemfile.lock.tmp
+Rakefile
+_config.bak
+_site/