diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0104787..423b479 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,8 @@ target/
 #  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
 #  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
-#.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
+#.idea/
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e7f8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "GameOfLife_rs"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7692178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "GameOfLife_rs"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}