diff --git a/gitconfig.m4 b/gitconfig.m4
index 95bb86e..bbe52c9 100644
--- a/gitconfig.m4
+++ b/gitconfig.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [user]
 	email = gebner@gebner.org
 	name = Gabriel Ebner
+[core]
+        excludesFile = ~/etc/gitignore
 [github]
 	user = gebner
 [color]
diff --git a/gitignore b/gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a173085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.ccls-cache