diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ce25ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.aux
+*.fdb_latexmk
+*.fls
+*.log
+*.out
+*.pdf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf7aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Captain Obvious: this is my resume. The template is a stripped version of [Adrien Friggeri's Fancy CV](https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume/fancy-cv) with some extra adaptations.