diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4c7a6a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Exclude all hidden files
+.*
+# But not .gitignore and .vagrant-puppet
+!.gitignore
+!.vagrant-puppet