diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f62a7d2345c80559c1d2dfd0d124a158829f4ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Visual Studio Code cache directory
+.vscode/
+
+gitAutoUpdate.php