diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+language: cpp
+compiler: gcc
+sudo: require
+dist: trusty
+before_install:
+- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:beineri/opt-qt593-trusty -y
+- sudo apt-get update -qq
+install:
+- sudo apt-get -y install qt59base qt59multimedia
+- source /opt/qt*/bin/qt*-env.sh
+script:
+- qmake CONFIG+=release PREFIX=/usr
+- make -j$(nproc)
+- make INSTALL_ROOT=appdir -j$(nproc) install ; find appdir/
+- wget -c -nv "https://github.com/probonopd/linuxdeployqt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage"
+- chmod a+x linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage
+- unset QTDIR; unset QT_PLUGIN_PATH ; unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+- export VERSION=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+- "./linuxdeployqt-continuous-x86_64.AppImage appdir/usr/share/applications/*.desktop -appimage"
+after_success:
+- find appdir -executable -type f -exec ldd {} \; | grep " => /usr" | cut -d " " -f 2-3 | sort | uniq
+- ls -la
+deploy:
+  provider: releases
+  skip_cleanup: true
+  file_glob: true
+  api_key:
+    secure: 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
+  file: "SFRT_Attendance*.AppImage"
+  on:
+    tags: true
diff --git a/Attendance.pro b/Attendance.pro
index 021d89d..a923b07 100644
--- a/Attendance.pro
+++ b/Attendance.pro
@@ -24,3 +24,18 @@ HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
 FORMS    += mainwindow.ui
 
 DISTFILES +=
+
+unix {
+    isEmpty(PREFIX) {
+        PREFIX = /usr/local
+    }
+    target.path = $$PREFIX/bin
+	desktop.path = $$PREFIX/share/applications/
+	desktop.files += extras/Attendance.desktop
+	icon.path = $$PREFIX/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
+	icon.files += extras/Attendance.png
+	INSTALLS += desktop
+    INSTALLS += target
+	INSTALLS += icon
+	
+}
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Attendance
+the attendance tracking program for robotics
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
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+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+init:
+ - set QTDIR=C:\Qt\5.11.1\mingw53_32
+ - set PATH=%PATH%;%QTDIR%\bin;C:\Qt\Tools\mingw530_32\bin
+ 
+build_script:
+  - qmake Attendance.pro
+  - mingw32-make
+  
+artifacts:
+  - path: release\deploy
+    name: windows
+  
+after_build:
+    - cd release
+    - mkdir deploy
+    - copy Attendance.exe deploy
+    - cd deploy
+    - windeployqt Attendance.exe
+deploy:
+  provider: GitHub
+  auth_token:
+    secure: GZNa7utcPcbg7EKCpRk3xv1fWvo66qE9VsAD5a1/HTmkORbrMvDEEXfbd/JVjc6U
+  artifact: windows
+  draft: true
+  prerelease: false
+  force_update: true
+  on:
+    branch: master                 # release from master branch only
+    appveyor_repo_tag: true        # deploy on tag push only
diff --git a/extras/Attendance.desktop b/extras/Attendance.desktop
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+++ b/extras/Attendance.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=SFRT Attendance
+Comment=SFRT Attendance
+Exec=Attendance
+Icon=Attendance
+Categories=Office;
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diff --git a/extras/Attendance.png b/extras/Attendance.png
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