diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..567609b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1608995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+BUILD_DIR = build
+
+TACITUS_FILES = $(wildcard *.go)
+GDAX_FILES = $(wildcard gdax/*.go)
+GDAX_WEBSOCKET_FILES = $(wildcard gdax/websocket/*.go)
+HTTP_FILES = $(wildcard http/*.go)
+OPS_FILES = $(wildcard ops/*.go)
+OSUTIL_FILES = $(wildcard osutil/*.go)
+POSTGRES_FILES = $(wildcard postgres/*.go)
+
+WATCHER = $(BUILD_DIR)/tacitus-watcher
+WEBAPP = $(BUILD_DIR)/tacitus-webapp
+
+all: watcher webapp
+
+watcher: $(WATCHER)
+
+webapp: $(WEBAPP)
+
+$(WEBAPP):
+	go build -o $(WEBAPP) cmd/webapp/main.go
+
+$(WATCHER): $(TACITUS_FILES) $(OSUTIL_FILES) $(POSTGRES_FILES) \
+	$(GDAX_FILES) $(GDAX_WEBSOCKET_FILES)
+	go build -o $(WATCHER) cmd/watcher/main.go
+
+clean:
+	-rm -f $(BUILD_DIR)/*
+
+.PHONEY: clean webapp watcher