diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cb4876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+build/
+*.user
+*.autosave
+*.qmlc
+*.jsc
+CMakeLists.txt.user
+cmake-build-*/
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+.cache/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 820216e..c7a1cea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ if(WITH_HTTP_SERVER)
     find_package(Qt6 6.8 COMPONENTS HttpServer)
 endif()
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 add_subdirectory(src/core)
 add_subdirectory(src/app)
 
@@ -30,3 +32,31 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS)
     find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Test)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
+
+install(DIRECTORY data/icons/
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/icons/hicolor
+)
+
+install(FILES data/org.localsend.localsend-qt.desktop
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/applications
+)
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "localsend-qt")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Share files between devices on the local network")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "LocalSend Qt is a native Qt6 client for the LocalSend protocol, \
+allowing fast and secure file sharing between devices on the same local network.")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://localsend.org")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "LocalSend Qt Developers")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_LICENSE "MIT")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}_${PROJECT_VERSION}_${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt6core6 (>= 6.8), libqt6network6 (>= 6.8), libqt6quick6 (>= 6.8), libqt6quickcontrols2-6 (>= 6.8), libqt6httpserver6 (>= 6.8), libc6")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "net")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_PRIORITY "optional")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION}")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_COMPRESSION_TYPE "zstd")
+
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/data/icons/128x128/apps/localsend-qt.png b/data/icons/128x128/apps/localsend-qt.png
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index 0000000..9affd87
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e20f21
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diff --git a/data/org.localsend.localsend-qt.desktop b/data/org.localsend.localsend-qt.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f4597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/org.localsend.localsend-qt.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=LocalSend Qt
+GenericName=File Transfer
+Comment=Share files between devices on the local network
+Exec=localsend-qt
+Icon=localsend-qt
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Network;FileTransfer;Qt;
+Keywords=transfer;share;files;local;network;
+StartupNotify=true
+StartupWMClass=LocalSend
diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index c192125..c6c6e54 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ qt_add_executable(LocalSendQt
     AppController.cpp
 )
 
+set_target_properties(LocalSendQt PROPERTIES
+    OUTPUT_NAME localsend-qt
+)
+
 qt_add_qml_module(LocalSendQt
     URI LocalSend
     VERSION 1.0
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ target_link_libraries(LocalSendQt PRIVATE
 )
 
 install(TARGETS LocalSendQt
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     BUNDLE DESTINATION .
     LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
 )
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 9672488..c18a75d 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,3 +53,13 @@ set_target_properties(LocalSendCore PROPERTIES
     SOVERSION 1
     OUTPUT_NAME localsend-core
 )
+
+install(TARGETS LocalSendCore
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+)
+
+if(INSTALL_DEVEL_HEADERS)
+    install(DIRECTORY include/LocalSendCore
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}
+    )
+endif()