diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4369fc..1a61243 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,18 +11,5 @@ resources/BUILDDATE
 
 cloud-control-panel
 
-example-gui/example-gui
-example-systray/example-systray
-example-UI-table/example-UI-table
-example-table/example-table
-example-aminal/example-aminal
-example-multiple-windows/example-multiple-windows
-example-lookupAAAA/example-lookupAAAA
-
+build/build
 autobuild/autobuild
-
-test1/test1
-test2/test2
-test3/test3
-test4/test4
-test5/test5
diff --git a/build/Makefile b/build/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f03483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+all:
+	go build
diff --git a/build/build.go b/build/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b14f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package main
+
+// This should build and upload the binary to mirrors
+
+// upload binary to mirrors.wit.com/cloud/control-panel
+
+import "log"
+import "fmt"
+import "time"
+
+// import "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+
+import "git.wit.com/wit/shell"
+
+// import "os/user"
+// import "io/ioutil"
+// github.com/bramvdbogaerde/go-scp
+
+var filename string
+var builddir string
+
+func main() {
+	filename := "cloud-control-panel"
+	// shell.Quiet(true)
+	shell.Quiet(false)
+
+	gitref := shell.Run("git rev-list -1 HEAD")
+
+	// setup the files that will end up in the binary
+	epoch := fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().Unix())
+	shell.Write("./resources/BUILDDATE", epoch)
+	shell.Write("./resources/BUILDREF", gitref)
+
+	// rebuild the binary (always remove the old one
+	shell.Run("rm " + filename)
+	shell.Run("packr build")
+	log.Println("build finished")
+	/*
+	md5sum = shell.Run("md5sum " + filename)
+	log.Println("\tmd5sum =", md5sum)
+
+	if (md5sum == "") {
+		log.Println("\tBUILD FAILED")
+		b = false
+		return &b
+	}
+	shell.Write("/tmp/autobuild.md5sum", md5sum)
+	*/
+}