diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae60e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# ignore swp files
+*.sw[g-p]
+
+# ignore .env file
+.env
+
+# ignore jar files
+*.jar