diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa27e32..d120ef5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ bin/wakunode2
 vendor/
 
 .lock
+build/
+*.lock
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c66cd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.PHONY: all build
+
+build:
+	go build -o build/nwaku nwaku.go
+
+all: build