diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9db87ac294ee
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+*.pyc
+*.DS_Store
+local_settings.py
+CA/index.txt
+CA/serial
+keeper
+instances
+keys
+build/*
+build-stamp
+nova.egg-info