diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/dist
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+default:
+
+dist:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	docker run --rm -v "${PWD}":/usr/src/litestream -w /usr/src/litestream -e GOOS=linux -e GOARCH=amd64 golang:1.15 go build -v -o dist/litestream .
+	tar -cz -f dist/litestream-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C dist litestream
+	rm dist/litestream
+
+.PHONY: dist
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