diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c0e28e..a7037a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 snapshots.dat
 .env
+dist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b1d8c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+APP_NAME="drive-health"
+DIST_DIR="dist"
+
+# Create the dist directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p $DIST_DIR
+
+# Build the application
+echo "Building the application..."
+GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o $DIST_DIR/$APP_NAME
+
+# Copy additional resources (like .env, static files, templates) to the dist directory
+echo "Copying additional resources..."
+cp -r .env static templates $DIST_DIR/
+
+echo "Compilation and packaging completed."