diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c4affa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kiln
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..819981e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+.POSIX:
+.SUFFIXES:
+
+VERSION=0.0.0
+
+PREFIX?=/usr/local
+
+GO?=go
+GOFLAGS?=
+GOSRC!=find . -name '*.go'
+GOSRC+=go.mod go.sum
+
+all: kiln
+
+kiln: $(GOSRC)
+	$(GO) build $(GOFLAGS) \
+		-ldflags "-X main.Prefix=$(PREFIX) \
+		-X main.ShareDir=$(SHAREDIR) \
+		-X main.Version=$(VERSION)" \
+		-o $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f kiln
+
+install: all
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	install -m755 kiln $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+
+uninstall:
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/kiln
+
+.PHONY: all clean install uninstall
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01ae86c..55a0339 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ A simple static site generator for Gemini.
 
 ## Installation
 
-```
-go install
-```
+First install Go version 1.15 or later.
+Then compile:
+
+	$ make
+	# make install
 
 ## Usage
 
-```
-kiln
-```
+	kiln
 
 For more information, consult the [wiki](https://man.sr.ht/~adnano/kiln/).