diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..326821191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.*.sw?
diff --git a/daemon/.gitignore b/daemon/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c94688dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.depend
+*.o
+mediaproxy-ng
diff --git a/iptables-extension/.gitignore b/iptables-extension/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..140f8cf80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iptables-extension/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.so
diff --git a/kernel-module/.gitignore b/kernel-module/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe90a98c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-module/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.tmp_versions
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.mod.c
+modules.order
+Module.symvers
+.*.cmd