diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d1c3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+.venv/
+.eggs/
+*.egg
+.ruff_cache/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+config/derp.toml
diff --git a/config/derp.toml b/config/derp.toml.example
similarity index 100%
rename from config/derp.toml
rename to config/derp.toml.example