diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d27ba9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+*~*
+*\#*
+.cache
+build
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a37ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+.PHONY: build tests
+
+build:
+	meson setup build
+	meson compile -C build
+
+tests: build
+	build/snake-tests
+
+install: tests force-install
+
+force-install:
+	meson install -C build
+
+check:
+	cppcheck --enable=all -q \
+		--language=c++ \
+		--suppress=missingIncludeSystem \
+		--suppress=missingInclude \
+		src tests
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65f264b..db55bd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
-# snake
+# Snake Build System
+Yet another language agnostic build system.
 
-Snake build system
\ No newline at end of file
+## Usage
+None for now, but maybe one day...
+
+## How to install
+Snake relies on some libraries you must install in order to compile it.
+
+- catch2 (for testing)
+
+First, you need to compile Snake using the given Makefile:
+
+```bash
+make
+```
+
+Before installing, you can run the tests using the following commands:
+
+To run the test suite:
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
+To run static tests:
+
+```bash
+make check
+```
+
+Then you can install Snake this way:
+
+```bash
+sudo make install
+```
+
+## How to contribute
+Don't.
+
+## License
+Snake is released under the GPLv3. 
+
+See the LICENSE file at the project's root for more information.
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diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fab025b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+project('snake',
+        'cpp',
+        version: '0.0.0',
+        default_options: [
+          'prefix=/usr',
+          'warning_level=3',
+          'cpp_std=c++17'
+        ])
+
+conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set('version', meson.project_version())
+
+configure_file(input: 'src/snake.in.hpp',
+               output: 'snake.hpp',
+               configuration: conf)
+
+snake_lib = static_library('snake',
+                           sources: [
+                           ],
+                           dependencies: [
+                           ])
+
+snake_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: [
+  snake_lib
+])
+
+executable('snake',
+           sources: [
+             'src/main.cpp',
+           ],
+           dependencies: [
+             snake_dep
+           ],
+           install: true)
+
+executable('snake-tests',
+           sources: [
+             'tests/main.cpp',
+           ],
+           dependencies: [
+             snake_dep,
+             dependency('catch2')
+           ])
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0871d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include "snake.hpp"
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+  std::cout << "snake v" << SNAKE_VERSION << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/snake.in.hpp b/src/snake.in.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f72ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snake.in.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef sn_SNAKE_IN_HPP
+#define sn_SNAKE_IN_HPP
+
+#define SNAKE_VERSION std::string("@version@")
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ed06df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
+#include <catch2/catch.hpp>