diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5c87a561..3ff9010b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,54 @@ snap/parts/
 snap/prime/
 snap/stage/
 doc/interfacelist.qdoc
+
+.crossbuilder/
+debs*.tar
+
+# in source build artifaces
+*.o
+moc_*.cpp
+*.moc
+Makefile
+*.so*
+qrc_*.cpp
+*debhelper.log
+*.dirs
+*.install
+*.substvars
+plugininfo.h
+extern-plugininfo.h
+tests/auto/actions/testactions
+tests/auto/configurations/testconfigurations
+tests/auto/devices/testdevices
+tests/auto/events/testevents
+tests/auto/jsonrpc/testjsonrpc
+tests/auto/logging/testlogging
+tests/auto/plugins/testactions
+tests/auto/restdeviceclasses/restdeviceclasses
+tests/auto/restdevices/restdevices
+tests/auto/restlogging/testrestlogging
+tests/auto/restplugins/restplugins
+tests/auto/restrules/restrules
+tests/auto/restvendors/restvendors
+tests/auto/rules/rules
+tests/auto/states/states
+tests/auto/timemanager/testtimemanager
+tests/auto/versioning/testversioning
+tests/auto/webserver/webserver
+tests/auto/websocketserver/websocketserver
+
+# debian package generated stuff
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/debhelper-build-stamp
+debian/files
+debian/guh-dbg/
+debian/guh-tests/
+debian/guh-translations/
+debian/guh/
+debian/guhd/
+debian/libguh1-dev/
+debian/libguh1/
+debian/tmp/
+server/guhd
+