diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b735ec..aed6ae9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
 
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
+
+# Generated dependencies and cache
+third_party
+nimcache
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927a7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Makefile for Go project with Waku library preparation
+
+# Directories
+THIRD_PARTY_DIR := third_party
+NWAKU_REPO := https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku
+NWAKU_DIR := $(THIRD_PARTY_DIR)/nwaku
+
+.PHONY: all clean prepare build
+
+# Default target
+all: build
+
+# Prepare third_party directory and clone nwaku
+prepare:
+	@echo "Creating third_party directory..."
+	@mkdir -p $(THIRD_PARTY_DIR)
+	
+	@echo "Cloning nwaku repository..."
+	@if [ ! -d "$(NWAKU_DIR)" ]; then \
+		cd $(THIRD_PARTY_DIR) && \
+		git clone $(NWAKU_REPO); \
+	else \
+		echo "nwaku repository already exists."; \
+	fi
+	
+	@echo "Building libwaku..."
+	@cd $(NWAKU_DIR) && make libwaku
+
+# Build Go project (replace with your actual build command)
+build: prepare
+	@echo "Building Go project..."
+	go build ./wakuv2/...
+
+# Clean up generated files
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up..."
+	@rm -rf $(THIRD_PARTY_DIR)
+	@rm -f waku-go-bindings
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