diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b9e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+*.pyc
+.eggs/
+VE/
+contents.tar.gz
+dist/
+etc/simian/ssl/
+etc/simian/settings.cfg
+gae_bundle/
+install_name_tool
+*.pkg
+simian_M2Crypto-*.egg
+src/simian.egg-info/
+src/simian/mac/admin/js/simian.js
+test
+tmpcontents/
+tmppkgs/
diff --git a/etc/simian/settings.cfg b/etc/simian/settings-sample.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/simian/settings.cfg
rename to etc/simian/settings-sample.cfg