diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0292b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.o
+*.a
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c4620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SRCS=i2psam.cpp
+OBJS=$(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
+TARGET=libi2psam.a
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS)
+	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(TARGET) $(OBJS)
+
+clean:
+	$(RM) $(TARGET) $(OBJS)