diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b737ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/build/
+/dist/
+CVS
+/logs/
+/mobibot.properties
+/fetcher.properties
+/log4j.properties