diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b7ef35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/vendor
+composer.lock
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "lewp/lewp-template-project",
+    "type": "project",
+    "description": "Template for creating a new lewp project.",
+    "homepage": "https://lewp.org",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Lewin Probst",
+            "email": "info@emirror.de",
+            "homepage": "https://emirror.de"
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "lewp/lewp": "dev-master"
+    }
+}