diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9da9061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**/*.o
+**/*.a
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c9a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+CC ?= cc
+CFLAGS = -I ./include/
+SRC = $(wildcard src/*.c)
+OBJ = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,$(SRC))
+TARGET = libmastodont.a # shared
+AR = ar
+
+all: static
+
+static: $(OBJ)
+	$(AR) rcs $(TARGET) $(OBJ)
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(TARGET)
+	rm -f $(OBJ)
diff --git a/include/mastodont.h b/include/mastodont.h
index def58f1..ff4795b 100644
--- a/include/mastodont.h
+++ b/include/mastodont.h
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+
+#ifndef MASTODONT_H
+#define MASTODONT_H
+#include "mastodont_types.h"
+
+int mastodont_init(mastodont_t* data);
+int mastodont_free(mastodont_t* data);
+
+#endif /* MASTODONT_H */
diff --git a/include/mastodont_types.h b/include/mastodont_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17cb426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mastodont_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser 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 Lesser General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MASTODONT_TYPES_H
+#define MASTODONT_TYPES_H
+
+typedef struct mastodont {
+    int https;
+    char* url;
+} mastodont_t;
+
+#endif /* MASTODONT_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/src/mastodont.c b/src/mastodont.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..478a564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mastodont.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <mastodont.h>
+
+int mastodont_init(mastodont_t* data)
+{
+}
+
+int mastodont_free(mastodont_t* data)
+{
+}
+