diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 634e621..846097d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
 *.pyc
 ._*
 *.sqlite3
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d9fe0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+include LICENSE.md
+include README.md
+recursive-include pydash/static *
+recursive-include pydash/templates *
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3be045b..9e02e75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ __[View Demo](http://pydash.hostechs.com/)__
 Installation
 ============
 
-Clone the repository to your pc and copy the pydash folder to your django application.
+Clone the repository to your pc and, assuming that ``pip`` is installed, run the
+following commands:
+
+* `` python setup.py sdist ``
+* `` pip install dist/django-pydash-app-*.tar.gz ``
 
 Make sure that ``django.contrib.auth`` is installed and working.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17ac72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+from setuptools import setup
+
+README = open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'README.md')).read()
+
+# allow setup.py to be run from any path
+os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
+
+setup(
+    name='django-pydash-app',
+    version='1.4.4',
+    packages=['pydash'],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    license='MIT',
+    description='A reusable django app for monitoring your linux server.',
+    long_description='',
+    url='https://github.com/k3oni/pydash-django-app',
+    author='Florian N.',
+    author_email='michaelneagu@gmail.com',
+    classifiers=[
+        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
+        'Environment :: Web Environment'
+        'Framework :: Django',
+        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
+        'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP',
+        'Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic Content',
+    ],
+)