diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: build test run clean
+
+BINARY_NAME=tz-snipe
+BUILD_DIR=build
+CMD_PATH=cmd/tz-snipe/main.go
+
+build:
+	@mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
+	go build -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(CMD_PATH)
+
+test:
+	go test ./...
+
+run:
+	go run $(CMD_PATH) $(args)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)