diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c32f7339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4edb41cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Ruma – Your home in Matrix.
+
+*Monorepo for our various Rust + Matrix crates.*
+
+This will eventually be the home of all of our Rust crates.