diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 39dcf95..245310c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ name = "pxar"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Wolfgang Bumiller <w.bumiller@proxmox.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
+license = "AGPL-3"
+description = "Proxmox Archive format support library"
 exclude = [
+    "build",
+    "debian",
     "testdir",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..769f40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+.PHONY: all
+all: check
+
+.PHONY: check
+check:
+	cargo test
+
+.PHONY: dinstall
+dinstall: deb
+
+.PHONY: deb
+deb:
+	rm -rf build
+	debcargo package \
+	    --config "$(PWD)/debian/debcargo.toml" \
+	    --changelog-ready \
+	    --no-overlay-write-back \
+	    --directory "$(PWD)/build" \
+	    "pxar" \
+	    "$$(dpkg-parsechangelog -l "debian/changelog" -SVersion | sed -e 's/-.*//')"
+	echo system >build/rust-toolchain
+	(cd build && CARGO=/usr/bin/cargo RUSTC=/usr/bin/rustc dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc -us)
+	lintian *.deb
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf build
+	cargo clean
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19ff4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+rust-pxar (0.1.0-1) pve; urgency=medium
+
+  * initial release
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Wed, 03 Jun 2020 12:34:49 +0200
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c91d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Copyright (C) 2019,2020 Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
+
+This software is written by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH <support@proxmox.com>
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
diff --git a/debian/debcargo.toml b/debian/debcargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ac0cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/debcargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+overlay = "."
+crate_src_path = ".."
+
+[source]
+# TODO: update once public
+vcs_git = ""
+vcs_browser = ""
+maintainer = "Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>"