diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ce802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ssh.key*
+inventory
diff --git a/host_vars/.gitkeep b/host_vars/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/inventory b/inventory.example
similarity index 100%
rename from inventory
rename to inventory.example