diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 44d0055..8d58120 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 reports/
 build/
 app/stanford-ner-*/
+app/data/
 TMP/
 
 # Compiled source #
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b95194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+# Files #
+#########
+Makefile
+README.md
+TODO.md
+
+# Directories #
+###############
+build/
+docs/
+examples/
+reports/
+support/
+test/
+benchmark/
+app/stanford-ner-*/
+app/data/
+
+# Node.js #
+###########
+.npmignore
+/node_modules/
+
+# Logs #
+########
+*.log
+
+# OS generated files #
+######################
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+Icon?
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Temporary files #
+###################
+*~
+
+# Git #
+#######
+.git*
+
+# Utilities #
+#############
+.jshintrc
+.jshintignore
+.travis.yml
+.editorconfig