diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc0ae36..c7ed4ea 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 modules/*
+.cache/
 dim
-
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e92cdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+BIN=./dim
+CC=gcc
+CCARGS=-Isrc/include -Wall -pedantic
+
+MODULES= \
+		modules/clock.dim \
+		modules/battery.dim\
+
+
+all: $(BIN) $(MODULES) compile_commands.json
+
+$(BIN): src/main.c src/plug.c
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(CCARGS) -lX11 -ldl
+
+
+modules/%.dim: src/modules/%.c
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ -rdynamic -shared -fPIC $(CCARGS)
+
+compile_commands.json:
+	compiledb -n make
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 610e962..0000000
--- a/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-
-set -xe
-
-CCARGS="-Isrc/include -Wall -pedantic"
-
-cc -o dim src/main.c src/plug.c $CCARGS -lX11 -ldl
-cc -o modules/clocky.dim src/modules/clock.c -rdynamic -shared -fPIC $CCARGS
-cc -o modules/battery.dim src/modules/battery.c -rdynamic -shared -fPIC $CCARGS
-
-