diff --git a/dotfiles/.gitconfig b/dotfiles/.gitconfig
index 92aabb7..306f6e7 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.gitconfig
+++ b/dotfiles/.gitconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@
 
 [pull]
   rebase = true
+
+[core]
+  excludesFile = /Users/trueberryless/.gitignore
diff --git a/dotfiles/.gitignore b/dotfiles/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43b0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/modules/home-manager.nix b/modules/home-manager.nix
index 89a06d7..66354da 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
   home.file = {
     ".gitconfig".source = ../dotfiles/.gitconfig;
+    ".gitignore".source = ../dotfiles/.gitignore;
     ".zshrc".source = ../dotfiles/.zshrc;
     "oh-my-posh.omp.json".source = ../dotfiles/oh-my-posh.omp.json;
   };