diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67d9b34..2003856 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 nimcache/
+isodir/
+myos.iso
diff --git a/boot.o b/boot.o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4896ace
Binary files /dev/null and b/boot.o differ
diff --git a/builddisc.sh b/builddisc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c99f4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builddisc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+rm -r isodir
+mkdir -p isodir/boot/grub
+cp kernel isodir/boot/kernel
+cp grub.cfg isodir/boot/grub/grub.cfg
+grub-mkrescue -o myos.iso isodir
diff --git a/checkmultiboot.sh b/checkmultiboot.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cf0a37e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkmultiboot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if grub-file --is-x86-multiboot kernel; then
+  echo multiboot confirmed
+else
+  echo the file is not multiboot
+fi
diff --git a/grub.cfg b/grub.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e1a972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grub.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+menuentry "myos" {
+	multiboot /boot/kernel
+}
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46aad51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+all: kernel
+
+kernel: bootloader
+	nim cc --cc:clang --clang.linkerexe=ld.lld --gc:none --deadCodeElim:on --cpu:i386 --os:standalone --passC:"-ffreestanding -nostdlib --target=i686-pc-none-elf -march=i686" --passL:"-m elf_i386 boot.o" kernel.nim
+
+bootloader:
+	nasm -felf32 boot.s -o boot.o
+
+clean:
+	rm -r kernel nimcache/ boot.o
diff --git a/panicoverride.nim b/panicoverride.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08cced0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panicoverride.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+proc rawoutput(s: string) = discard
+proc panic(s: string) = discard