diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c74338aa32df4f2eaa32d9cd8a57ceea18d44d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Gradle
+.gradle
+/build/
+gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+
+# Java
+*.class
+*.jar
+/.classpath
+/.project
+
+# Eclipse
+/.settings/org.eclipse.buildship.core.prefs
+/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+/bin/de
diff --git a/empty b/empty
deleted file mode 100644
index c6cac69265af1e1684d2e3038f8fc90b84c87e9c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/empty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-empty