diff --git a/ssh/.gitignore b/ssh/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71b2bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+### SSH ###
+**/.ssh/id_*
+**/.ssh/*_id_*
+
+**/.ssh/keys/
+**/.ssh/**/hosts.ssh
+**/.ssh/known_hosts
+**/.ssh/authorized_keys
diff --git a/ssh/.ssh/conf/config.ssh b/ssh/.ssh/conf/config.ssh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1768d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh/.ssh/conf/config.ssh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Send a keepalive package every 15 seconds without data
+ServerAliveInterval 15
+
+# conserve some bandwidth at the cost of processing power
+Compression yes
diff --git a/ssh/.ssh/config b/ssh/.ssh/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d4b429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh/.ssh/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Include ~/.ssh/conf/config.ssh
+Include ~/.ssh/conf/hosts.ssh