diff --git a/.github/.gitignore b/.github/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6ba1bff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/*.code-snippets
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/