diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1823208..4c046ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ As an example, [here are the sources](https://github.com/stephane-hulot/thanksgi
 
 ## Compilation
 ```sh
-sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev
+sudo apt install -y libsdl2-dev git
 git clone https://github.com/ssloy/tinyraycaster.git
 cd tinyraycaster
 mkdir build
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ cmake ..
 make
 ```
 
-You can open the project in Gitpod, a free online dev evironment for GitHub:
+You can open the project in Gitpod, a free online dev environment for GitHub:
 
 [![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/ssloy/tinyraycaster)
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..848cf02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+BUILD_DIR="build"
+BUILD_BIN="tinyraycaster"
+
+# Take care of dependencies
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+  if brew help >/dev/null && ! brew list sdl2 >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    brew install sdl2
+  fi
+elif [ "$(uname)" == "Linux" ]; then
+  # Ubuntu/Debian
+  if [ -f /etc/lsb-release ] && ! dpkg -l libsdl2-dev >/dev/null ; then
+      sudo apt install -y libsdl2-dev
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Build the project and run it
+if [ ! -d "${BUILD_DIR}" ]; then
+  mkdir "${BUILD_DIR}"
+fi
+cd "${BUILD_DIR}"
+cmake ..
+make
+"./${BUILD_BIN}"