diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33b74d3..6b7ce1b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-flist
-Makefile
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+flist
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f06351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build:
+	sudo rm flist
+	sudo flist uninstall
+	v -o flist .
+	sudo ./flist install
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da48288..50dae57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - [Installation](#installation)
   - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
   - [Building and Installing](#building-and-installing)
+  - [Rebuild Locally](#rebuild-locally)
 - [Usage](#usage)
 - [OS-Specific Instructions](#os-specific-instructions)
   - [Windows](#windows)
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ Flist CLI is a tool that turns Dockerfiles and Docker images directly into Flist
 
    This will copy the `flist` executable to the appropriate system location.
 
+### Rebuild Locally
+
+You can use the Makefile command to deploy on Linux:
+
+```
+make build
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 After installation, you can use the `flist` command followed by various subcommands: