diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad27083..939f9b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 bin
 proto_out
-src/google/*
\ No newline at end of file
+src/google/*
+build_output
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 5de625e..a053534 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ tasks:
       - echo Starting dev server...
       - (cd src && go run .)
 
+  build:
+    cmds: 
+      - task protos
+      - mkdir -p build_output
+      - (cd src && go build -o ../build_output/open-ctp-server)
+
   test:
     cmds:
       - go test