diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f370ae..33995ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
 main.pdb
-main.exe
\ No newline at end of file
+main.exe
+
+
+# Generated by Cargo
+# will have compiled files and executables
+debug/
+target/
+
+# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
+# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
+Cargo.lock
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/day2/rust/Cargo.toml b/day2/rust/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72614d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day2/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Anson <anson@ansonbiggs.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/day2/rust/src/main.rs b/day2/rust/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..082edb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day2/rust/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use std::fs;
+
+fn main() {
+    let input = fs::read_to_string("..\\input.txt").expect("Could not read file");
+
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = input.lines().collect();
+
+    println!("Part1:");
+    let mut valid = 0;
+    for line in lines.iter() {
+        let l: Vec<&str> = line.split_whitespace().collect();
+
+        let min: i32 = l[0].split("-").collect::<Vec<&str>>()[0]
+            .parse::<i32>()
+            .unwrap();
+        let max: i32 = l[0].split("-").collect::<Vec<&str>>()[1]
+            .parse::<i32>()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let key: char = l[1].chars().nth(0).unwrap();
+        let pass: &str = l[2];
+
+        let mut count = 0;
+        for c in pass.chars() {
+            if c == key {
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if count <= max && count >= min {
+            valid += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    println!("Valid Passwords: {}\n", valid);
+    println!("\nPart2:");
+}