diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ed12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Ignore mail data
+/var/mail
+/var/spool/
+/home/vmail
+
+# Ignore temporary files
+*.pid
+*.lock
+*.db
+*.cache
+*.log