diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70451ce..b34e1b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-.PHONY: install run clean
+.PHONY: install run clean build build-frontend build-backend build-appimage build-exe dist
 
 VENV = venv
 PYTHON = $(VENV)/bin/python
 PIP = $(VENV)/bin/pip
+NPM = npm
 
 install: $(VENV)
-	npm install
+	$(NPM) install
 
 $(VENV):
 	python3 -m venv $(VENV)
@@ -15,9 +16,29 @@ $(VENV):
 run: install
 	$(PYTHON) meshchat.py
 
+build-frontend:
+	$(NPM) run build-frontend
+
+build-backend: install
+	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
+
+build: build-frontend build-backend
+
+build-appimage: build
+	$(NPM) run electron-postinstall
+	$(NPM) run dist -- --linux AppImage
+
+build-exe: build
+	$(NPM) run electron-postinstall
+	$(NPM) run dist -- --win portable
+
+dist: build-appimage
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(VENV)
 	rm -rf node_modules
+	rm -rf build
+	rm -rf dist