diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f30577a..d5a8742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           lua-version: 5.1.0
           install-luarocks: true
           luarocks-version: 3.9.0
+
       - name: install-lfs  
         run: luarocks install luafilesystem
-        
-        
+
       - name: compile-basalt
         run: lua ${{ github.workspace }}/scripts/compiler.lua
       - name: Upload artifact
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c048a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build/
diff --git a/scripts/compiler.lua b/scripts/compiler.lua
index b2ac1f8..cea03b7 100644
--- a/scripts/compiler.lua
+++ b/scripts/compiler.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 lfs = require "lfs"
 sourcesPath = "source/"
 scriptsPath = "scripts/"
+buildPath = "build/"
 
 fetchFiles = function(...)
     local tbl = {}
@@ -15,5 +16,27 @@ fetchFiles = function(...)
     return tbl
 end
 
+dirExists = function(path)
+    local _, endIndex = string.find(path, "/")
+    if(endIndex == #path) then
+        path = string.sub(path, 1, #path - 1)
+    end
+    if(lfs.attributes(path, "mode") == "directory") then
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
 
-local compiledSource = dofile(scriptsPath .. "packager.lua") -- path to packager
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+local compiledSource = dofile(scriptsPath .. "packager.lua") -- path to packager
+
+if not dirExists(buildPath) then
+    lfs.mkdir(buildPath)
+    assert(dirExists(buildPath), "Failed to make build directory, exiting...")
+    return
+end
+
+local sourceFileName = "basalt.lua"
+local sourceFile = io.open(buildPath .. sourceFileName, "w")
+
+sourceFile:write(compiledSource)
+sourceFile:close()
\ No newline at end of file