diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..005b0c5b1ade907e8238ae1dcf9b6254dbb6be1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nextflow
diff --git a/install_nextflow.sh b/install_nextflow.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..272c24929f856970e80f8cd8739fea8754ae9f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_nextflow.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+java -version
+curl -s https://get.nextflow.io | bash