diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cafbf7b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.venv/*
+openslides/.venv/
+*.pyc
+*.swp
+openslides/settings.py
+database.db
+*~
+extras/website/*
+extras/website-old/*
+docs/_build/*
+*.egg-info