diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 72a65096f..7a00aa8c5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+/kustomize
 
 # Test binary, build with `go test -c`
 *.test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f2e0f929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+BIN_NAME=kustomize
+
+export GO111MODULE=on
+
+all: test build
+
+test: generate-code test-lint test-go
+
+test-go:
+	go test -v ./...
+
+test-lint:
+	golangci-lint run ./...
+
+generate-code:
+	./plugin/generateBuiltins.sh $(GOPATH)
+
+build:
+	go build -o $(BIN_NAME) cmd/kustomize/main.go
+
+install:
+	go install $(PWD)/cmd/kustomize
+
+clean:
+	go clean
+	rm -f $(BIN_NAME)
+
+.PHONY: test build install clean generate-code test-go test-lint