diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f535a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Ignore temporary files and the .env
+*~
+.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 613b2ef..ca2db33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# docker-gitea
+docker-gitea
+============
+
+Docker Gitea Service
+--------------------
 
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