diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2323db6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# lsp keeps state here
+.cache
+# typical build directories
+build
+ccov
+# compile_commands.json symlink -> build/compile_commands.json should be created manually
+compile_commands.json