diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 262d827..2e35fa0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 *.swp
 *.pyc
 *~
+build/
+dist/
diff --git a/server/__init__.py b/server/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d4ce6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import server
+import cli
diff --git a/server/cli.py b/server/cli.py
index 13e6545..e2badb9 100644
--- a/server/cli.py
+++ b/server/cli.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def common_pre():
         for warn in check():
             logger.warn(warn)
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
     parser = ArgumentParser(description='creates mp3 from live recordings')
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='count',
                         help='Increase verbosity; can be used multiple times')
@@ -122,3 +122,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             logging.info("giving verbose flag >2 times is useless")
     common_pre()
     options.func(options)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..150a536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+requires = [
+    line.strip()
+    for line in open("server/requirements.txt").read().split("\n")
+    if line.strip()
+]
+setup(
+    name="techrec",
+    version="1.1",
+    description="A Python2 web application "
+    "that assist radio speakers in recording their shows",
+    long_description=open("README.md").read(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    author="boyska",
+    author_email="piuttosto@logorroici.org",
+    packages=["techrec"],
+    package_dir={"techrec": "server"},
+    install_requires=requires,
+    entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": [
+            "techrec = techrec.cli:main",
+        ]
+    },
+)