diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8159ca0..1e907de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,34 +2,17 @@
 
 > https://varia.zone
 
-## Getting Started
-
-### Clone
+## Hackity Hack Hack
 
 ```
 $ git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/varia.website.git
 $ cd varia.website
-$ git clone https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins/
-$ git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom
-```
-
-### Install
-
-```
-$ python3 -m venv .venv
-$ source .venv/bin/activate
-$ pip install -r requirements.txt
-```
-
-### Serve
-
-```
-$ pelican --autoreload
+$ make
 ```
 
 Visit the website at [localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
 
-## Tools
+## Our Tools
 
 The Varia website is made with Pelican, a static site generator written in
 Python. This means that the website is first generated on a computer (using
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d4492f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+default: run
+
+core-plugins:
+	@if [ ! -d "pelican-plugins" ]; then git clone https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins; fi
+
+custom-plugins:
+	@if [ ! -d "plugins-custom" ]; then git clone https://git.vvvvvvaria.org/varia/plugins-custom; fi
+
+dependencies:
+	@if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+
+run: core-plugins custom-plugins dependencies
+	@.venv/bin/pelican --autoreload
+
+.PHONY: core-plugins custom-plugins dependencies run