diff --git a/sylvilagus/.gitignore b/sylvilagus/.gitignore
index af7d0c0..e98fe87 100644
--- a/sylvilagus/.gitignore
+++ b/sylvilagus/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /bin/*
 /.env
+/*.egg-info/
 /src/github.com/
diff --git a/sylvilagus/setup.py b/sylvilagus/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1295d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sylvilagus/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name='sylvilagus',
+    version='0.1.0',
+    author='Dan Buch',
+    author_email='dan@meatballhat.com',
+    description='crap accumulated while reading through RabbitMQ in Action',
+    packages=['sylvilagus'],
+    install_requires=[
+        'pika >= 0.9.6'
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/sylvilagus/sylvilagus/__init__.py b/sylvilagus/sylvilagus/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29