diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 3ab0dc2..54d794f 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ defmodule Chess.Mixfile do
       {:comeonin, "~> 4.0"},
       {:cowboy, "~> 1.0"},
       {:credo, "~> 1.0", only: [:dev, :test]},
+      {:distillery, "~> 2.1", runtime: false},
       {:formulator, "~> 0.1.6"},
       {:gettext, "~> 0.16.0"},
       {:guardian, "~> 1.0"},
diff --git a/rel/config.exs b/rel/config.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8c84b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/config.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Import all plugins from `rel/plugins`
+# They can then be used by adding `plugin MyPlugin` to
+# either an environment, or release definition, where
+# `MyPlugin` is the name of the plugin module.
+~w(rel plugins *.exs)
+|> Path.join()
+|> Path.wildcard()
+|> Enum.map(&Code.eval_file(&1))
+
+use Distillery.Releases.Config,
+    # This sets the default release built by `mix distillery.release`
+    default_release: :default,
+    # This sets the default environment used by `mix distillery.release`
+    default_environment: Mix.env()
+
+# For a full list of config options for both releases
+# and environments, visit https://hexdocs.pm/distillery/config/distillery.html
+
+
+# You may define one or more environments in this file,
+# an environment's settings will override those of a release
+# when building in that environment, this combination of release
+# and environment configuration is called a profile
+
+environment :dev do
+  # If you are running Phoenix, you should make sure that
+  # server: true is set and the code reloader is disabled,
+  # even in dev mode.
+  # It is recommended that you build with MIX_ENV=prod and pass
+  # the --env flag to Distillery explicitly if you want to use
+  # dev mode.
+  set dev_mode: true
+  set include_erts: false
+  set cookie: :"CK%$*pAXF%$X]|ceC%xi:QDqt_${^0@ZyUOv}dp4Ld9{WH7h*JM<R~EP4sUr^OD="
+end
+
+environment :prod do
+  set include_erts: true
+  set include_src: false
+  set cookie: :"lhX:Fbp>xJ&V;50V~CY<vA7Wtf!T)N_A:O!9s$.G@jOAL=hxYF*qL;ksj|m^Y!e^"
+  set vm_args: "rel/vm.args"
+end
+
+# You may define one or more releases in this file.
+# If you have not set a default release, or selected one
+# when running `mix distillery.release`, the first release in the file
+# will be used by default
+
+release :chess do
+  set version: current_version(:chess)
+  set applications: [
+    :runtime_tools
+  ]
+end
+
diff --git a/rel/plugins/.gitignore b/rel/plugins/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa3b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.*
+!*.exs
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rel/vm.args b/rel/vm.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f34bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rel/vm.args
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+## This file provide the arguments provided to the VM at startup
+## You can find a full list of flags and their behaviours at
+## http://erlang.org/doc/man/erl.html
+
+## Name of the node
+-name <%= release_name %>@127.0.0.1
+
+## Cookie for distributed erlang
+-setcookie <%= release.profile.cookie %>
+
+## Heartbeat management; auto-restarts VM if it dies or becomes unresponsive
+## (Disabled by default..use with caution!)
+##-heart
+
+## Enable kernel poll and a few async threads
+##+K true
+##+A 5
+## For OTP21+, the +A flag is not used anymore,
+## +SDio replace it to use dirty schedulers
+##+SDio 5
+
+## Increase number of concurrent ports/sockets
+##-env ERL_MAX_PORTS 4096
+
+## Tweak GC to run more often
+##-env ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER 10
+
+# Enable SMP automatically based on availability
+# On OTP21+, this is not needed anymore.
+-smp auto