diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6dc1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Packages
+*.egg
+*.egg-info
+dist
+build
+eggs
+parts
+bin
+var
+sdist
+develop-eggs
+.installed.cfg
+lib
+lib64
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+.coverage
+.tox
+cover
+nosetests.xml
+.testrepository
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+
+# Mr Developer
+.mr.developer.cfg
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.idea
+
+# Complexity
+output/*.html
+output/*/index.html
+
+# Sphinx
+doc/build
+
+# pbr generates these
+AUTHORS
+ChangeLog
+
+# Editors
+*~
+.*.swp
+*.DS_Store
diff --git a/.testr.conf b/.testr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d83b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.testr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+test_command=OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE=${OS_STDOUT_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_STDERR_CAPTURE=${OS_STDERR_CAPTURE:-1} \
+             OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=${OS_TEST_TIMEOUT:-60} \
+             ${PYTHON:-python} -m subunit.run discover -t ./ . $LISTOPT $IDOPTION
+test_id_option=--load-list $IDFILE
+test_list_option=--list
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 30806d5..30ad9ef 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 pbr>=1.6
+urllib3>=1.8.3  # MIT