diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ed0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.db
+*.lock
+bot.log
+__pycache__/
+.venv/
+kalshi_private_key.pem