diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+\.orig$
+\.orig\..*$
+\.chg\..*$
+\.rej$
+\.conflict\~$
+
+^data/templates_c$
+^logs/tickets.log$
+
+syntax: glob
+.hgignore
+.idea/workspace.xml