diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c18dd8d..670a936 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 __pycache__/
+.venv/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28a244a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ # =====CONFIG=====
+PYTHON := python3
+VENV   := .venv
+
+
+# =====RECIPES=====
+# Create the virtual environment
+$(VENV)/bin/activate: setup.py
+	'$(PYTHON)' -m venv '$(VENV)'
+	'$(VENV)/bin/pip' install -r requirements.txt
+
+venv: $(VENV)/bin/activate
+.PHONY: venv
+
+# Remove any temporary files
+clean:
+	@ rm -rf '$(VENV)'
+.PHONY: clean
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6aaf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Flask==2.0.2
+gunicorn==20.1.0