diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cc73b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.DS_Store
+.idea
+*.log
+tmp/
+
+shell-authorized-directories
diff --git a/channels.scm b/channels.scm
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index 0000000..ab4d3a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/channels.scm
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+(append (list (channel
+                (name 'fox-channel)
+                (url (string-append "file://" (getenv "HOME")
+                                    "/.config/guix"))))
+        %default-channels)