diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1338d6..1a410f8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@
 
 # Project-local glide cache, RE: https://github.com/Masterminds/glide/issues/736
 .glide/
+
+# compiled program
+ghvfs
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..426fb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+govfs:
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o ghvfs ./cmd/ghvfs
\ No newline at end of file