diff --git a/appc-inbound/appc-artifact-handler/model/.gitignore b/appc-inbound/appc-artifact-handler/model/.gitignore
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0f44a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appc-inbound/appc-artifact-handler/model/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/target/
+/.classpath