diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b2586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Build results
+[Bb]in/
+.bin/
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Rr]eleases/
+[Oo]bj/
+[Oo]ut/
+[Ll]og/
+[Ll]ogs/
+
+# IDE files
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+.vshistory/
+.idea/
+.editorconfig
+*.user
+
+#backups
+.old*/
diff --git a/.idea/.idea.paradox-mod-merger/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/.idea.paradox-mod-merger/.idea/vcs.xml
index 9661ac7..c8397c9 100644
--- a/.idea/.idea.paradox-mod-merger/.idea/vcs.xml
+++ b/.idea/.idea.paradox-mod-merger/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
-    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/paradox-mod-merger.sln b/paradox-mod-merger.sln
index 7a18261..b42d3cf 100644
--- a/paradox-mod-merger.sln
+++ b/paradox-mod-merger.sln
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DTLib", "..\DTLib\DTLib\DTL
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "paradox-rus-localisation-gen", "paradox-rus-localisation-gen.csproj", "{839133EF-6481-498A-B70D-878404BB78A4}"
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "solution_files", "solution_files", "{8B5F0B90-06A8-48B6-897A-19A0A3474F51}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		.gitignore = .gitignore
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Build|Any CPU = Build|Any CPU