diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdec21e..fc7c1cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ inc/
 /blib/
 /_eumm/
 /*.gz
-/Makefile
 /Makefile.old
 /MANIFEST.bak
 /pm_to_blib
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78061dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+all: sync
+
+sync: test update
+	@git status | grep -q 'nothing to commit' || (git add -A && git commit -am "$$(date '+%F %T')" && git push) || true
+
+test:
+	@dig +short vogsphere.baco.net A | grep -q '213\.5\.156\.25' || echo 'vogsphere.baco.net unreachable'
+
+update:
+	@git pull
+