diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b25c15b..6aa1f7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *~
+*.ipk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..239fc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+PKG_NAME="etherswitch"
+PKG_VERSION=`git rev-parse HEAD`
+PKG_DEPENDS=swconfig
+PKG_MAINTAINER="encrypt <encrypt@labr.xyz>"
+PKG_ARCH=all
+PKG_DESCRIPTION="Simple daemon to control a toggle switch attached to a router."
+BUILD_DIR=/tmp/etherswitch-$(PKG_VERSION)
+
+ipk: tmpdir data control
+	@echo "2.0" > $(BUILD_DIR)/package/debian-binary
+	tar -cvzf etherswitch.ipk -C $(BUILD_DIR)/package .
+
+data: tmpdir
+	cp -R etc/ $(BUILD_DIR)/data
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/data/usr/bin/
+	cp ./etherswitch $(BUILD_DIR)/data/usr/bin/
+	tar -cvzf $(BUILD_DIR)/package/data.tar.gz -C $(BUILD_DIR)/data/ .
+
+control: tmpdir control-file
+	echo "/etc/config/etherswitch" > $(BUILD_DIR)/control/conffiles
+	tar -cvzf $(BUILD_DIR)/package/control.tar.gz -C $(BUILD_DIR)/control/ .
+
+tmpdir:
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/{control,data,package}
+	find . -type f -name '*~' -delete #remove editor backup files
+
+control-file: tmpdir
+	$(eval CONTROL_FILE=$(BUILD_DIR)/control/control)
+	@echo "Package: "$(PKG_NAME) > $(CONTROL_FILE)
+	@echo "Version: "$(PKG_VERSION) >> $(CONTROL_FILE)
+	@echo "Depends: "$(PKG_DEPENDS) >> $(CONTROL_FILE)
+	@echo "Maintainer: "$(PKG_MAINTAINER) >> $(CONTROL_FILE)
+	@echo "Architecture: "$(PKG_ARCH) >> $(CONTROL_FILE)
+	@echo "Description: "$(PKG_DESCRIPTION) >> $(CONTROL_FILE)
+
+clean: clean-tmpdir
+	rm -f etherswitch.ipk
+
+clean-tmpdir:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)