diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e74ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/log
+myapp.conf
+hypnotoad.pid
diff --git a/log/.empty b/log/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29