diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c1721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+stages:
+  - build
+
+# Builds out the intended zip package
+package:
+  script:
+    - mkdir -p build
+    - cp api/templates/ api/static/ build -r 
+    - cargo build --release
+    - cp target/release/api build/server
+    - cp ./scripts/generate-thumbnail.sh build/
+    - cp readme.md build/
+  artifacts:
+    - build/
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 007ca2c..6e0bfca 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ There are a few environment variables that can be configured:
 Currently the project relies on Rust Nightly to build due to a requirement in
 Rocket however as that framework moves to Rust Stable so to will this project.
 
-
 ## Building frontend javascript
 
 Currently the website's javascript is written in typescript then compiled to 
 Javascript. The output directory is `/api/static/js/` which means `mkdir -p api/static/js`
 must be ran in order to ensure that output directory is present and compilation
 succeeds.  There are no dependencies and is only written in typescript to 
-enforce some level of consistency among contributor code.
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+enforce some level of consistency among contributor code.
+
+## Roadmap 
+
+_Check the /roadmap.md_
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