diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbad13d..6b3cb88 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 *.jpg
 *.so
 Images/
+build/
+dist/
+MANIFEST
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db62b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-  
+# author:  Hua Liang [ Stupid ET ]
+# email:   et@everet.org
+# website: http://EverET.org
+#
+
+from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+
+NAME = "EffectLab"
+DESCRIPTION = "Python Image Processing Effect Lab"
+AUTHOR = "Hua Liang [Stupid ET]"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://everet.org/2012/07/effectlab.html"
+DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://github.com/cedricporter/EffectLab/zipball/master"
+
+setup(name = NAME,
+      version = '1.0',
+      author = 'Hua Liang [Stupid ET]',
+      author_email = 'et@everet.org',
+      url = HOMEPAGE,
+      download_url = DOWNLOAD_URL,
+      description = DESCRIPTION,
+      long_description = DESCRIPTION,
+      packages = ['EffectLab'],
+      license = "Python (MIT style)",
+      platforms = "Python 1.5.2 and later and PIL 1.1.7 and later.",
+      ext_modules = [Extension('EffectLab.EffectLabCore', ['EffectLab/core.c']),
+                     ] 
+      )