diff --git a/initialize.sh b/initialize.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..85ac1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/initialize.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Running setup task..."
+
+echo "Init Submodules..."
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+echo "Building Waku..."
+( cd vendor/waku && make -j14 librln)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/waku_vibe_template.nimble b/waku_vibe_template.nimble
index 2207820..b7ec2d1 100644
--- a/waku_vibe_template.nimble
+++ b/waku_vibe_template.nimble
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ srcDir        = "src"
 bin           = @["waku_vibe_template"]
 
 
+# Basic build task
+task initialize, "Initialize the project after cloning":
+  exec "./initialize.sh"
+
+
 # Dependencies
 
 requires "nim >= 2.2.4"