diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 03031a8..b36b086 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-.vs
-.vscode
-out
-build
-.idea
-cmake-build*
-install
\ No newline at end of file
+.vs
+.vscode
+out
+build
+.idea
+cmake-build*
+install
+.cache
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 901c351..6a60213 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ target_link_libraries(regenny PRIVATE
         lua
         sol2::sol2
         luagenny
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
+
+#
+# examples
+#
+add_subdirectory(examples)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ffc6c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+add_executable(test0 test0.cpp)