diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdfd061a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+debian/files
+debian/files
+debian/tcollector.debhelper.log
+debian/tcollector.postinst.debhelper
+debian/tcollector.postrm.debhelper
+debian/tcollector.prerm.debhelper
+debian/tcollector.substvars
+debian/tcollector/
+