diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74b1134..40d68a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 OBJECTS=xerxes.cxx socket.cxx epoll.cxx
+
 BIN=xerxes
+RUNNER=xerxes_runner.rb
+CONFFILE=xerxes.conf
+
+BINDIR=/usr/bin/
+CONFDIR=/etc/
 
 $(BIN): $(OBJECTS)
 	g++ -o $(BIN) $(OBJECTS) -Wall -pedantic -ggdb -lboost_regex -lboost_program_options
@@ -12,4 +18,9 @@ test: $(BIN)
 clean:
 	rm -f $(BIN) *.o *.cxx~ *.hxx~ Makefile~
 
+install:
+	install -m755 $(BIN) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	install -m755 $(RUNNER) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+	install -m644 $(CONFFILE) $(DESTDIR)$(CONFDIR)
+
 .PHONY: all