diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0ae8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+config.json
+nmdc-telegramfrontend
+dist/*-src*
+dist/*-linux64*
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
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--- a/.hgignore
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-mode:regex
-
-^config\.json$
-^nmdc-telegramfrontend$
-^dist/.+-src*
-^dist/.+-linux64*
diff --git a/.hgtags b/.hgtags
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--- a/.hgtags
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-1e6ec1004b0252c79e4b079f812060ff3dfeaefa v1.0.0
-a865c1797be49200de3463cc3ef6183a48e4583e v1.0.1