diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..567609b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 0f090b9..1906bc8 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-gcc -Wall -Werror -pedantic -o sanke src/main.c src/snake/**.c src/utils/**.c src/board/**.c
+gcc -Wall -Werror -pedantic -o build/sanke src/main.c src/snake/**.c src/utils/**.c src/board/**.c
diff --git a/compile_release.sh b/compile_release.sh
index e65003d..6967e1a 100755
--- a/compile_release.sh
+++ b/compile_release.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-gcc -Wall -Werror -pedantic -O3 -o sanke src/main.c src/snake/**.c src/utils/**.c src/board/**.c;
+gcc -Wall -Werror -pedantic -O3 -o build/sanke src/main.c src/snake/**.c src/utils/**.c src/board/**.c;