diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 309f1ad..4987828 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 !.gitignore
 !configuration.yaml
 !packages/
+**/__pycache__/
+!/appdaemon/
+/appdaemon/*
+!/appdaemon/apps
diff --git a/appdaemon/apps/hello.py b/appdaemon/apps/hello.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef8f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appdaemon/apps/hello.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
+#
+# Hellow World App
+#
+# Args:
+#
+
+class HelloWorld(hass.Hass):
+
+  def initialize(self):
+     self.log("Hello from AppDaemon")
+     self.log("You are now ready to run Apps!") 
diff --git a/appdaemon/apps/helloworld.yaml b/appdaemon/apps/helloworld.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daff739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appdaemon/apps/helloworld.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+hello_world:
+  module: hello
+  class: HelloWorld
+