diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.DS_Store
+/release
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+GO_FILES := $(shell find . -iname '*.go' -type f | grep -v /vendor/) # All the .go files, excluding vendor/
+
+BINARY := heartbeet
+PLATFORMS := windows linux darwin
+VERSION ?= latest
+os = $(word 1, $@)
+
+bootstrap:
+	go get -u golang.org/x/lint/golint           # Linter
+	go get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck # Badass static analyzer/linter
+	# go get honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/megacheck    # Badass static analyzer/linter
+	go get -u github.com/fzipp/gocyclo           # Cyclomatic complexity check
+	go mod download
+
+test:
+	go test -v -race $(PKGS)        # Normal Test
+	go vet ./...                    # go vet is the official Go static analyzer
+	staticcheck ./...               # "go vet on steroids" + linter
+	gocyclo -over 19 $(GO_FILES)    # forbid code with huge functions
+	golint -set_exit_status $(PKGS) # one last linter
+
+
+$(PLATFORMS):
+	mkdir -p release
+	GOOS=$(os) GOARCH=amd64 go build -o release/$(BINARY)-$(VERSION)-$(os)-amd64
+	tar -czvf release/$(BINARY)-$(VERSION)-$(os)-amd64.tar.gz README.md -C release/ $(BINARY)-$(VERSION)-$(os)-amd64
+
+.PHONY: release
+release: windows linux darwin
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf release/*
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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index 0000000..e69de29