diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..706870d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+.PHONY: help clean purge compile-contracts patch-ipfs mk-build-dir copy-misc copy-backend compile-js copy-frontend archive
+
+export NODE_ENV ?= development
+export WALLET_PASSWORD ?= dev_password
+export WALLET_MNEMONIC ?= erupt point century seek certain escape solution flee elegant hard please pen
+
+ifeq ($(NODE_ENV),production)
+export EMBARK_TARGET ?= livenet
+else
+export EMBARK_TARGET ?= testnet
+endif
+
+HELP_FUN = \
+	%help; \
+	while(<>) { push @{$$help{$$2 // 'options'}}, [$$1, $$3] if /^([a-zA-Z\-]+)\s*:.*\#\#(?:@([a-zA-Z\-]+))?\s(.*)$$/ }; \
+	print "Usage: make [target]\n\n"; \
+	for (sort keys %help) { \
+		print "${WHITE}$$_:${RESET}\n"; \
+		for (@{$$help{$$_}}) { \
+			$$sep = " " x (22 - length $$_->[0]); \
+			print "  ${YELLOW}$$_->[0]${RESET}$$sep${GREEN}$$_->[1]${RESET}\n"; \
+		}; \
+		print "\n"; \
+	}
+
+help: ##@miscellaneous Show this help.
+	@perl -e '$(HELP_FUN)' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+all: ##@build Build the final app.zip from scratch
+all: node_modules clean compile-contracts patch-ipfs mk-build-dir copy-misc copy-backend compile-js copy-frontend archive
+	@echo "SUCCESS! Use the app.zip file."
+
+node_modules: ##@install Install the Node.js dependencies using Yarn
+	yarn install
+
+check-prod-vars: ##@checks Check if the necesary env variables are set
+ifeq ($(NODE_ENV),production)
+	[[ -z "${WALLET_MNEMONIC}" ]] && { echo "Not defined: WALLET_MNEMONIC"; exit 1 }
+	[[ -z "${WALLET_PASSWORD}" ]] && { echo "Not defined: WALLET_PASSWORD"; exit 1 }
+else
+ifneq ($(NODE_ENV),development)
+	@echo "Unknown NODE_ENV value: ${NODE_ENV}"
+	@echo "Use 'production' or 'development'."
+	exit 1
+endif
+endif
+
+compile-contracts: ##@compile Compile the contracts using Embark.js
+compile-contracts: check-prod-vars
+	./node_modules/.bin/embark build "${EMBARK_TARGET}"
+
+compile-js: ##@compile Compile the React application
+	./node_modules/.bin/react-scripts build
+
+patch-ipfs: ##@patch Patch the deprecated id() call in IPFS API
+	sed -i 's#_ipfsConnection.id#_ipfsConnection.version#' \
+		src/embarkArtifacts/embarkjs.js
+
+mk-build-dir: ##@create Create the destination directory for full build
+	mkdir full-build
+
+copy-backend: ##@copy Copy over the backend files to full-build dir
+	cp -r back-end/* full-build/
+
+copy-frontend: ##@copy Copy over the frontend files to full-build dir
+	mkdir full-build/frontend
+	cp -r build/* full-build/frontend/
+
+copy-misc: ##@copy Copy over the miscalenious config config files
+	cp .npmrc full-build/
+
+archive: ##@archive Create the app.zip archive for use with ElasticBeanstalk
+archive: clean-archive
+	cd full-build && zip -r ../app.zip ./
+
+clean-archive: ##@clean Remove app.zip
+	rm -f app.zip
+
+clean-build-dir: ##@clean Remove full-build dir
+	rm -fr full-build 
+
+clean: clean-build-dir clean-archive ##@clean Cleanup all the build artifacts
+
+purge: ##@clean Remove everything that isn't committed
+	git clean -dxf -f
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8020555..0000000
--- a/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-if [[ "${NODE_ENV}" == "production" ]]; then
-    export EMBARK_TARGET=livenet
-    if [[ -z "${WALLET_MNEMONIC}" ]]; then echo "Not defined: WALLET_MNEMONIC"; exit 1; fi
-    if [[ -z "${WALLET_PASSWORD}" ]]; then echo "Not defined: WALLET_PASSWORD"; exit 1; fi
-elif [[ "${NODE_ENV}" == "development" ]]; then
-    export EMBARK_TARGET=testnet
-    export WALLET_MNEMONIC='erupt point century seek certain escape solution flee elegant hard please pen'
-    export WALLET_PASSWORD='dev_password'
-else
-    echo "Unknown NODE_ENV value: ${NODE_ENV}"
-    echo "Use 'production' or 'development'."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo " * Removing old full-build"
-rm -rf full-build app.zip
-
-echo " * Compiling contracts"
-./node_modules/.bin/embark build "${EMBARK_TARGET}"
-
-echo " * Patching deprecated IPFS id() call"
-sed -i \
-    's#_ipfsConnection.id#_ipfsConnection.version#' \
-    src/embarkArtifacts/embarkjs.js
-
-echo " * Creating new full-build"
-mkdir full-build
-cp -r back-end/* full-build/
-
-echo " * Copying special files"
-cp .npmrc full-build/
-
-echo " * Building new frontend"
-./node_modules/.bin/react-scripts build
-
-echo " * Copying new frontend"
-mkdir full-build/frontend
-cp -r build/* full-build/frontend/
-
-echo " * Archiving the build"
-{
-    cd full-build;
-    zip -r ../app.zip ./
-}
-echo
-echo "Finished. Use the app.zip file."
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4a0329..c194747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "web3-utils": "^1.0.0-beta.35"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build:dev": "NODE_ENV=development ./build.sh",
-    "build:prod": "NODE_ENV=production ./build.sh",
+    "build:dev": "NODE_ENV=development make",
+    "build:prod": "NODE_ENV=production make",
     "start": "./node_modules/.bin/react-scripts start",
     "build": "./node_modules/.bin/react-scripts build",
     "test": "./node_modules/.bin/react-scripts test",