diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fc7196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+PROJECT_NAME:= kitty-facty
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: help
+
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "${PROJECT_NAME}"
+	@echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9_/%\-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+.PHONY: serve
+serve: ## Run locally
+	npm run dev
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: lint ## Build application binaries
+	npm run build
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: ## Run linters
+	npm run lint
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: lint ## Run unit tests
+	npm run test
+
+.PHONY: image
+image: ## Create Docker image
+	docker build -t kitty-facty .
+
+.PHONY: docker-up
+docker-up: ## Start docker image
+	docker run -p 3000:3000 kitty-facty
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63bca10..d8696d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ GET /api/facts?perPage=3&page=21&sortByLength=desc&sortByAlphabet=asc&maxLength=
 
 ### **Sample Response**
 
-```bash
+```javascript
 HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 Content-Type: application/json
 
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 
 To run tests:
 
-```javascript
-npm run test
+```bash
+make test
 ```
 
 ## Docker
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ To build and run the application using Docker:
 - Build the Docker image:
 
 ```bash
-docker build -t kitty-facty .
+make build
 ```
 
 - Run the Docker container:
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 3000:3000 kitty-facty
+make docker-up
 ```
 
 ## License