diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60efe16e8..bac4bb530 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 *.swp
+gen/*
 bin/*
 tests/bin/*
+local.properties
+secure.properties
diff --git a/BUILDING.txt b/BUILDING.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d77800e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUILDING.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+You can use ant, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or pretty much any IDE
+to compile this library app.
diff --git a/ant.properties b/ant.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0aea54fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ant.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Set the keystore properties for signing the application.
+#
+key.store=/home/eyedol/Devel/Android-keys/ushahidi-key.keystore
+key.alias=ushahidi-android
+
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b9192623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="SMSSync" default="help">
+
+    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
+         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
+         Version Control Systems. -->
+    <loadproperties srcFile="local.properties" />
+
+    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
+         'android' tool to add properties to it.
+         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
+         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
+
+         source.dir
+             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
+         out.dir
+             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
+
+         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
+         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
+
+         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
+         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
+
+         -->
+    <property file="ant.properties" />
+
+    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
+         tool, as well as ADT.
+
+         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
+         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
+         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
+    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
+
+    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
+    <fail
+            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project'"
+            unless="sdk.dir"
+    />
+
+
+<!-- extension targets. Uncomment the ones where you want to do custom work
+     in between standard targets -->
+<!--
+    <target name="-pre-build">
+    </target>
+    <target name="-pre-compile">
+    </target>
+
+    /* This is typically used for code obfuscation.
+       Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
+       If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir} */
+    <target name="-post-compile">
+    </target>
+-->
+
+    <!-- Import the actual build file.
+
+         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
+         - Customize only one target:
+             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
+               <import> task.
+             - customize it to your needs.
+         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
+             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
+               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
+             - customize to your needs.
+
+         ***********************
+         ****** IMPORTANT ******
+         ***********************
+         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
+         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
+    -->
+    <!-- version-tag: 1 -->
+    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
+    <property file="secure.properties" />
+    </project>
diff --git a/proguard.cfg b/proguard.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1cdf17b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proguard.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+-optimizationpasses 5
+-dontusemixedcaseclassnames
+-dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
+-dontpreverify
+-verbose
+-optimizations !code/simplification/arithmetic,!field/*,!class/merging/*
+
+-keep public class * extends android.app.Activity
+-keep public class * extends android.app.Application
+-keep public class * extends android.app.Service
+-keep public class * extends android.content.BroadcastReceiver
+-keep public class * extends android.content.ContentProvider
+-keep public class * extends android.app.backup.BackupAgentHelper
+-keep public class * extends android.preference.Preference
+-keep public class com.android.vending.licensing.ILicensingService
+
+-keepclasseswithmembernames class * {
+    native <methods>;
+}
+
+-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
+    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
+}
+
+-keepclasseswithmembers class * {
+    public <init>(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
+}
+
+-keepclassmembers class * extends android.app.Activity {
+   public void *(android.view.View);
+}
+
+-keepclassmembers enum * {
+    public static **[] values();
+    public static ** valueOf(java.lang.String);
+}
+
+-keep class * implements android.os.Parcelable {
+  public static final android.os.Parcelable$Creator *;
+}
diff --git a/secure.properties b/secure.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bb0ec79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/secure.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+key.store.password=godles
+key.alias.password=godles