diff --git a/build-deps.sh b/build-deps.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..821186320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+opam switch create .. ocaml-base-compiler.4.06.1
+eval $(opam env)
+vendors/opam-repository-tools/rewrite-local-opam-repository.sh
+opam repository add localrepo "file://$PWD/vendors/ligo-opam-repository-local-generated/"
+opam install -y ocp-indent merlin alcotest-lwt crowbar
+opam user-setup install
+opam install -y --build-test --deps-only ./src/ 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d203b42e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+dune build -p ligo
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78e7c42e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:avsm/ppa
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y opam mercurial darcs make m4 gcc libev-dev libgmp-dev pkg-config libhidapi-dev
+opam init --bare -a
+
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e775b0376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+install:
+	./install.sh
+
+build-deps:
+	./build-deps.sh
+
+build: build-deps
+	./build.sh
+
+test: build
+	dune build @ligo-test