diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -126,3 +126,7 @@ build-output.log
 
 # Visual Studio Code
 .history
+
+# Makefile
+.env
+deploy/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+include .env
+
+# The target directory is used for setting where the output zip files will end up
+# You can override this with an environment variable, ex
+# TARGET_DIR=my_custom_directory make deploy
+# Alternatively, you can set this variable in the .env file
+TARGET_DIR ?= deploy/
+
+# Note that the proper install script is located under ./Utils/build-and-package.pl
+# and that should be used instead. This script is purely for convenience.
+# The perl script bundles the artifacts into a single zip
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	# Building project
+	mvn clean install package -DskipTests
+	# Packaging Mage.Client to zip
+	cd Mage.Client && mvn assembly:assembly
+	# Packaging Mage.Server to zip
+	cd Mage.Server && mvn assembly:assembly
+	# Copying the files to the target directory
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)
+	cp ./Mage.Server/target/mage-server.zip $(TARGET_DIR)
+	cp ./Mage.Client/target/mage-client.zip $(TARGET_DIR)
+