diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0de2b40dc..d31f01188 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ server/files/
 !server/files/.gitkeep
 server/.dbdata
 server/.fakemail
+dist/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1097bd75..d93f7973a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ Server api runs on `http://localhost:8080/`
 Also, there's a *phpmyadmin* instance running on `http://localhost:6060/`,
 you can access with the username `root` and empty password
 
+##### Building
+Once you've installed dependencies for frontend and backend, you can run `./build.sh` and it will generate a zip file inside `dist/` ready for distribution. You can use this file to install OpenSupports on a serving following the [installation instructions](https://github.com/opensupports/opensupports/wiki/Installation)
+
 ##### BACKEND API RUBY TESTING
 
 1. Go to tests folder: `cd opensupports/tests`
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e845ed347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+echo "1/3 Building frontend..."
+cd client
+gulp prod --api
+rm build/index.html
+echo "2/3 Creating api folder..."
+cd ../server
+rm -rf files
+mkdir files
+cd ..
+mkdir api
+cp server/index.php api
+cp server/.htaccess api
+cp server/composer.json api
+cp server/composer.lock api
+cp -R server/controllers api
+cp -R server/data api
+cp -R server/libs api
+cp -R server/models api
+cp -R server/vendor api
+mkdir api/files
+touch api/files/.keep
+echo -n > api/config.php
+chmod -R 755 .
+echo "3/3 Generating zip..."
+cd client/build
+zip opensupports_dev.zip index.php
+zip -u opensupports_dev.zip .htaccess
+zip -u opensupports_dev.zip css/main.css
+zip -u opensupports_dev.zip js/main.js
+zip -ur opensupports_dev.zip fonts
+zip -ur opensupports_dev.zip images
+mv opensupports_dev.zip ../..
+cd ../..
+zip -ur opensupports_dev.zip api
+rm -rf dist
+mkdir dist
+mv opensupports_dev.zip dist
+rm -rf api