diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac22264..a61bd7e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,66 @@
-build
-dev
-*.egg-info
-test.sock
+# Add patterns in here to exclude files created by tools integrated with this
+# repository, such as test frameworks from the project's recommended workflow,
+# rendered documentation and package builds.
+#
+# Don't add patterns to exclude files created by preferred personal tools
+# (editors, IDEs, your operating system itself even). These should instead be
+# maintained outside the repository, for example in a ~/.gitignore file added
+# with:
+#
+# git config --global core.excludesfile '~/.gitignore'
+
+# Bytecompiled Python
+*.py[cod]
 *.pyc
+
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg*
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+.stestr/
+test.sock
+.venv
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+# Complexity
+output/*.html
+output/*/index.html
+
+# Sphinx
+doc/build
+doc/source/reference/api
+
+# pbr generates these
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+
+# reno build
+releasenotes/build
+RELEASENOTES.rst
+releasenotes/notes/reno.cache
+
+# pifpaf and testing artifacts
+etcd-v*