diff --git a/Caddyfile.go.wit.com b/Caddyfile.go.wit.com
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9a0e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Caddyfile.go.wit.com
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+go.wit.com {
+	encode zstd gzip
+	reverse_proxy localhost:3000
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 19486e6..6075cdc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 all:
+	@echo "make run     # will build and run the daemon here"
+	@echo "make debian  # will build a debian package"
+
+run:
 	git pull
 	echo "build it!"
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x
@@ -13,3 +17,6 @@ redomod:
 	GO111MODULE= go mod init
 	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
 
+# makes a .deb package
+debian:
+	go-deb --no-gui --repo go.wit.com/apps/go.wit.com
diff --git a/build b/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cbfa3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+# this is the systemd control file
+mkdir -p  files/lib/systemd/system/
+cp gowebd.service files/lib/systemd/system/
+
+# caddy file. propose this as the dir structure caddy should use
+mkdir -p  files/etc/gowebd/
+cp Caddyfile.go.wit.com files/etc/gowebd/
+cp resources/repomap files/etc/gowebd/
diff --git a/control b/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b8c9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Source: go.wit.com
+Build-Depends: golang
+Package: go.wit.com
+Maintainer: Jeff Carr <jcarr@wit.com>
+Architecture: amd64
+Depends: caddy
+URL: https://go.wit.com/apps/go.wit.com
+Description: the go.wit.com website integration with pkg.go.dev
+ generates a simple website for integration with golang's
+ packaging system at http://pkg.go.dev/
+ TODO: generalize this so other people can use it
diff --git a/gowebd.service b/gowebd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fecaeed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gowebd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=go.wit.com
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/go.wit.com
+ExecStop=killall go.wit.com
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=30
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target