diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33632b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.idea/
+
+target/
+
+circuit/node_modules/
+circuit/package-lock.json
+circuit/*_js
+circuit/*.r1cs