diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e99c7f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1338d6..04f1bc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@
 
 # Project-local glide cache, RE: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide/issues/736
 .glide/
+
+# dep related files and folders
+/vendor
+
+# ignore logfiles (/* so the .gitkeep override works)
+/logs/*
+
+# Keep all gitkeep files (This needs to stay at the bottom)
+!.gitkeep