diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..57872d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/vendor/
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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+++ b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "transip/transip-api-php",
+    "description": "The TransIP API offers you the opportunity to use our services freely.",
+    "type": "library",
+    "license": "Apache License 2.0",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "TransIP",
+            "email": "support@transip.eu"
+        }
+    ],
+    "autoload": {
+        "classmap": ["Transip/"]
+    },
+    "require": {}
+}