diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 423129d..e813759 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,23 @@ This repo houses the library behind Feader. The idea behind the project is to se
 
 ## Configuring the Environment
 
-On Ubuntu, run the following:
+### Ubuntu
+
+Install the following packages
 
 ```
-sudo apt install cmake libcurl3-openssl-dev libxml2-dev libsqlite3-dev
+cmake libcurl3-openssl-dev libxml2-dev libsqlite3-dev
 ```
 
+OR run the configure script:
+
+```
+./configure
+```
+
+### Windows
+ WIP
+
 ## Building
 
 Clone the repo, then run the following:
@@ -28,4 +39,4 @@ make
 [ ] Write Android client
 [ ] Write Windows 10 client OR Java client
 [ ] Write GTK client (if not Java client)
-[ ] Write Mac client (if not Java client)
\ No newline at end of file
+[ ] Write Mac client (if not Java client)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..65a0d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source /etc/os-release
+
+if [ "$ID" != "ubuntu" ]; then
+    echo "Unsupported build system. \
+    Please try on Ubuntu, or modify the script to support your system.";
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+sudo apt install -y cmake libcurl3-openssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libxml2-dev
+
+test -d build && rm -rf build
+mkdir build