diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d31beff..9cda858 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ dkms.conf
 # documentation
 
 doc/*
+
+
+# build directory
+beluga-output/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e05496b..f89f34d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,27 @@
 # @file
 # @version 0.1
 
-app: main.c main.h
-	$(CC) main.c -o main -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
+BELUGA_OUTPUT=beluga-output
+
+BUILD_DIR=build
+
+BUILD_FLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic
+
+build: main.c main.h
+	if [ ! -d beluga-output ]; then mkdir beluga-output; fi
+	if [ ! -d beluga-output/build ]; then mkdir beluga-output/build; fi
+	$(CC) main.c -o $(BELUGA_OUTPUT)/$(BUILD_DIR)/beluga $(BUILD_FLAGS)
+
+DEBUG_DIR=debug
+
+DEBUG_FLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -fsanitize=address,undefined -g
+
+debug:  main.c main.h
+	if [ ! -d beluga-output ]; then mkdir beluga-output; fi
+	if [ ! -d beluga-output/debug ]; then mkdir beluga-output/debug; fi
+	$(CC) main.c -o $(BELUGA_OUTPUT)/$(DEBUG_DIR)/beluga $(DEBUG_FLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BELUGA-OUTPUT)
 
 # end