diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a3963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+default:
+	# To use packer, run "make packer-image-scripts", "make packer-shell-scripts", or run "make go" to create the go directories for development with go.
+packer-image-scripts:
+	cd srv; sudo git clone git@github.com:cloudspace-devops/packer-image-scripts.git
+packer-shell-scripts:
+	cd /srv; sudo git clone git@github.com:cloudspace-devops/packer-shell-scripts.git
+go:
+	cd /srv; sudo mkdir go; sudo mkdir go/bin; sudo mkdir go/pkg; sudo mkdir go/src; sudo mkdir go/src/github.com;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79e5869..64d25c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Be sure to install Virtualbox and Vagrant before you begin.  If you haven't setu
 
 1. Clone this repo into a folder inside your workspace: `git clone git@github.com:cloudspace-devops/devops.git`
 2. If you are going to be doing packer or go development, run the following in the root of your workspace directory:
- - `git clone git@github.com:cloudspace-devops/packer-image-scripts.git`
- - `git clone git@github.com:cloudspace-devops/packer-shell-scripts.git`
- - `mkdir go; mkdir go/bin; mkdir go/pkg; mkdir go/src; mkdir go/src/github.com;`
+ - `make packer-image-scripts`
+ - `make packer-shell-scripts`
+ - `make go`
 3. If you are using a workspace other than /srv, update the $workspace variable inside the Vagrantfile to match your workspace location.
 4. Start the virtual machine by running `vagrant up` in the root of the project.
 5. SSH into your virtual machine by running `vagrant ssh`, also in the root of the project.