diff --git a/server/src/db_io/Makefile b/server/src/db_io/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cd31e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/db_io/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build:
+	cargo build
+
+test: 
+	cargo test