diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d058db..c738d6f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ devenv.local.nix
 
 # pre-commit
 .pre-commit-config.yaml
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
+/**/*.input
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df619b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "advent2024"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fc42bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "advent2024"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]