diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 210f4188..47405867 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ old/
 tmp/
 *_stringer.go
 mgmt
+rpmbuild/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62f99a05..4ea3e5d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,41 @@
+# Mgmt
+# Copyright (C) 2013-2016+ James Shubin and the project contributors
+# Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
 SHELL = /bin/bash
-.PHONY: all version path deps run race build clean test format docs
+.PHONY: all version program path deps run race build clean test format docs rpmbuild rpm srpm spec tar upload upload-sources upload-srpms upload-rpms copr
 .SILENT: clean
 
-VERSION := $(shell git describe --match '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*' --tags --dirty --always)
-PROGRAM := $(notdir $(CURDIR))
+SVERSION := $(shell git describe --match '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*' --tags --dirty --always)
+VERSION := $(shell git describe --match '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*' --tags --abbrev=0)
+PROGRAM := $(shell basename --suffix=-$(VERSION) $(notdir $(CURDIR)))
+ifeq ($(VERSION),$(SVERSION))
+	RELEASE = 1
+else
+	RELEASE = untagged
+endif
+ARCH = $(shell arch)
+SPEC = rpmbuild/SPECS/mgmt.spec
+SOURCE = rpmbuild/SOURCES/mgmt-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
+SRPM = rpmbuild/SRPMS/mgmt-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE).src.rpm
+SRPM_BASE = mgmt-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE).src.rpm
+RPM = rpmbuild/RPMS/mgmt-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE).$(ARCH).rpm
+USERNAME := $(shell cat ~/.config/copr 2>/dev/null | grep username | awk -F '=' '{print $$2}' | tr -d ' ')
+SERVER = 'dl.fedoraproject.org'
+REMOTE_PATH = 'pub/alt/$(USERNAME)/mgmt'
 
 all: docs
 
@@ -11,6 +43,9 @@ all: docs
 version:
 	@echo $(VERSION)
 
+program:
+	@echo $(PROGRAM)
+
 path:
 	./misc/make-path.sh
 
@@ -18,22 +53,22 @@ deps:
 	./misc/make-deps.sh
 
 run:
-	find -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.go' -not -name '*_test.go' | xargs go run -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.program=$(PROGRAM)"
+	find -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.go' -not -name '*_test.go' | xargs go run -ldflags "-X main.program=$(PROGRAM) -X main.version=$(SVERSION)"
 
 # include race flag
 race:
-	find -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.go' -not -name '*_test.go' | xargs go run -race -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.program=$(PROGRAM)"
+	find -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.go' -not -name '*_test.go' | xargs go run -race -ldflags "-X main.program=$(PROGRAM) -X main.version=$(SVERSION)"
 
 build: mgmt
 
 mgmt: main.go
-	@echo "Building: $(PROGRAM), version: $(VERSION)."
+	@echo "Building: $(PROGRAM), version: $(SVERSION)."
 	go generate
 	# avoid equals sign in old golang versions eg in: -X foo=bar
 	if go version | grep -qE 'go1.3|go1.4'; then \
-		go build -ldflags "-X main.version $(VERSION) -X main.program $(PROGRAM)"; \
+		go build -ldflags "-X main.program $(PROGRAM) -X main.version $(SVERSION)" -o mgmt; \
 	else \
-		go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.program=$(PROGRAM)"; \
+		go build -ldflags "-X main.program=$(PROGRAM) -X main.version=$(SVERSION)" -o mgmt; \
 	fi
 
 clean:
@@ -51,3 +86,136 @@ docs: mgmt-documentation.pdf
 
 mgmt-documentation.pdf: DOCUMENTATION.md
 	pandoc DOCUMENTATION.md -o 'mgmt-documentation.pdf'
+
+#
+#	build aliases
+#
+# TODO: does making an rpm depend on making a .srpm first ?
+rpm: $(SRPM) $(RPM)
+	# do nothing
+
+srpm: $(SRPM)
+	# do nothing
+
+spec: $(SPEC)
+	# do nothing
+
+tar: $(SOURCE)
+	# do nothing
+
+rpmbuild/SOURCES/: tar
+rpmbuild/SRPMS/: srpm
+rpmbuild/RPMS/: rpm
+
+upload: upload-sources upload-srpms upload-rpms
+	# do nothing
+
+#
+#	rpmbuild
+#
+$(RPM): $(SPEC) $(SOURCE)
+	@echo Running rpmbuild -bb...
+	rpmbuild --define '_topdir $(shell pwd)/rpmbuild' -bb $(SPEC) && \
+	mv rpmbuild/RPMS/$(ARCH)/mgmt-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE).*.rpm $(RPM)
+
+$(SRPM): $(SPEC) $(SOURCE)
+	@echo Running rpmbuild -bs...
+	rpmbuild --define '_topdir $(shell pwd)/rpmbuild' -bs $(SPEC)
+	# renaming is not needed because we aren't using the dist variable
+	#mv rpmbuild/SRPMS/mgmt-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE).*.src.rpm $(SRPM)
+
+#
+#	spec
+#
+$(SPEC): rpmbuild/ mgmt.spec.in
+	@echo Running templater...
+	#cat mgmt.spec.in > $(SPEC)
+	sed -e s/__VERSION__/$(VERSION)/ -e s/__RELEASE__/$(RELEASE)/ < mgmt.spec.in > $(SPEC)
+	# append a changelog to the .spec file
+	git log --format="* %cd %aN <%aE>%n- (%h) %s%d%n" --date=local | sed -r 's/[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[0-9]+ //' >> $(SPEC)
+
+#
+#	archive
+#
+$(SOURCE): rpmbuild/
+	@echo Running git archive...
+	# use HEAD if tag doesn't exist yet, so that development is easier...
+	git archive --prefix=mgmt-$(VERSION)/ -o $(SOURCE) $(VERSION) 2> /dev/null || (echo 'Warning: $(VERSION) does not exist. Using HEAD instead.' && git archive --prefix=mgmt-$(VERSION)/ -o $(SOURCE) HEAD)
+	# TODO: if git archive had a --submodules flag this would easier!
+	@echo Running git archive submodules...
+	# i thought i would need --ignore-zeros, but it doesn't seem necessary!
+	p=`pwd` && (echo .; git submodule foreach) | while read entering path; do \
+		temp="$${path%\'}"; \
+		temp="$${temp#\'}"; \
+		path=$$temp; \
+		[ "$$path" = "" ] && continue; \
+		(cd $$path && git archive --prefix=mgmt-$(VERSION)/$$path/ HEAD > $$p/rpmbuild/tmp.tar && tar --concatenate --file=$$p/$(SOURCE) $$p/rpmbuild/tmp.tar && rm $$p/rpmbuild/tmp.tar); \
+	done
+
+# TODO: ensure that each sub directory exists
+rpmbuild/:
+	mkdir -p rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
+
+rpmbuild:
+	mkdir -p rpmbuild/{BUILD,BUILDROOT,RPMS,SOURCES,SPECS,SRPMS}
+
+#
+#	sha256sum
+#
+rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS: rpmbuild/SOURCES/ $(SOURCE)
+	@echo Running SOURCES sha256sum...
+	cd rpmbuild/SOURCES/ && sha256sum *.tar.bz2 > SHA256SUMS; cd -
+
+rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS: rpmbuild/SRPMS/ $(SRPM)
+	@echo Running SRPMS sha256sum...
+	cd rpmbuild/SRPMS/ && sha256sum *src.rpm > SHA256SUMS; cd -
+
+rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS: rpmbuild/RPMS/ $(RPM)
+	@echo Running RPMS sha256sum...
+	cd rpmbuild/RPMS/ && sha256sum *.rpm > SHA256SUMS; cd -
+
+#
+#	gpg
+#
+rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS.asc: rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS
+	@echo Running SOURCES gpg...
+	# the --yes forces an overwrite of the SHA256SUMS.asc if necessary
+	gpg2 --yes --clearsign rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS
+
+rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS.asc: rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS
+	@echo Running SRPMS gpg...
+	gpg2 --yes --clearsign rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS
+
+rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS.asc: rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS
+	@echo Running RPMS gpg...
+	gpg2 --yes --clearsign rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS
+
+#
+#	upload
+#
+# upload to public server
+upload-sources: rpmbuild/SOURCES/ rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS.asc
+	if [ "`cat rpmbuild/SOURCES/SHA256SUMS`" != "`ssh $(SERVER) 'cd $(REMOTE_PATH)/SOURCES/ && cat SHA256SUMS'`" ]; then \
+		echo Running SOURCES upload...; \
+		rsync -avz rpmbuild/SOURCES/ $(SERVER):$(REMOTE_PATH)/SOURCES/; \
+	fi
+
+upload-srpms: rpmbuild/SRPMS/ rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS.asc
+	if [ "`cat rpmbuild/SRPMS/SHA256SUMS`" != "`ssh $(SERVER) 'cd $(REMOTE_PATH)/SRPMS/ && cat SHA256SUMS'`" ]; then \
+		echo Running SRPMS upload...; \
+		rsync -avz rpmbuild/SRPMS/ $(SERVER):$(REMOTE_PATH)/SRPMS/; \
+	fi
+
+upload-rpms: rpmbuild/RPMS/ rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS.asc
+	if [ "`cat rpmbuild/RPMS/SHA256SUMS`" != "`ssh $(SERVER) 'cd $(REMOTE_PATH)/RPMS/ && cat SHA256SUMS'`" ]; then \
+		echo Running RPMS upload...; \
+		rsync -avz --prune-empty-dirs rpmbuild/RPMS/ $(SERVER):$(REMOTE_PATH)/RPMS/; \
+	fi
+
+#
+#	copr build
+#
+copr: upload-srpms
+	./misc/copr-build.py https://$(SERVER)/$(REMOTE_PATH)/SRPMS/$(SRPM_BASE)
+
+# vim: ts=8
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 92d49fcc..9163d044 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 
 // set at compile time
 var (
-	version string
 	program string
+	version string
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/mgmt.spec.in b/mgmt.spec.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa476212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mgmt.spec.in
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+%global project_version __VERSION__
+%define debug_package %{nil}
+
+Name:		mgmt
+Version:	__VERSION__
+Release:	__RELEASE__
+Summary:	A next generation config management prototype!
+License:	AGPLv3+
+URL:		https://github.com/purpleidea/mgmt
+Source0:	https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/purpleidea/mgmt/SOURCES/mgmt-%{project_version}.tar.bz2
+
+# graphviz should really be a "suggests", since technically it's optional
+Requires: graphviz
+
+BuildRequires:	golang
+BuildRequires:	golang-googlecode-tools-stringer
+
+%description
+A next generation config management prototype!
+
+%prep
+%setup
+
+%build
+# FIXME: in the future, these could be vendor-ed in
+mkdir -p vendor/
+export GOPATH=`pwd`/vendor/
+go get github.com/coreos/etcd/client
+go get gopkg.in/yaml.v2
+go get gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1
+go get github.com/codegangsta/cli
+go get github.com/coreos/go-systemd/dbus
+go get github.com/coreos/go-systemd/util
+make build
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+# _datadir is typically /usr/share/
+install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/mgmt/
+cp -a AUTHORS COPYING COPYRIGHT DOCUMENTATION.md README.md THANKS examples/ %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/mgmt/
+
+# install the binary
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
+install -m 0755 mgmt %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/mgmt
+
+# profile.d bash completion
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d
+install misc/mgmt.bashrc -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/mgmt.sh
+
+# etc dir
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/mgmt/
+install -m 0644 misc/mgmt.conf.example %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/mgmt/mgmt.conf
+
+%files
+%attr(0755, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/mgmt.sh
+%{_datadir}/mgmt/*
+%{_bindir}/mgmt
+%{_sysconfdir}/mgmt/*
+
+# this changelog is auto-generated by git log
+%changelog
diff --git a/misc/copr-build.py b/misc/copr-build.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c977e285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/copr-build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# README:
+# for initial setup, browse to: https://copr.fedoraproject.org/api/
+# and it will have a ~/.config/copr config that you can download.
+# happy hacking!
+
+import os
+import sys
+import copr
+import time
+
+COPR = 'mgmt'
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+	print("Usage: %s <srpm url>" % sys.argv[0])
+	sys.exit(1)
+
+url = sys.argv[1]
+
+client = copr.CoprClient.create_from_file_config(os.path.expanduser("~/.config/copr"))
+
+result = client.create_new_build(COPR, [url])
+if result.output != 'ok':
+	print(result.error)
+	sys.exit(1)
+print(result.message)
+
+# modified from: https://python-copr.readthedocs.org/en/latest/Examples.html#work-with-builds
+for bw in result.builds_list:
+	print("Build #{}: {}".format(bw.build_id, bw.handle.get_build_details().status))
+
+# cancel all created build
+#for bw in result.builds_list:
+#	bw.handle.cancel_build()
+
+# get build status for each chroot
+#for bw in result.builds_list:
+#	print("build: {}".format(bw.build_id))
+#	for ch, status in bw.handle.get_build_details().data["chroots"].items():
+#		print("\t chroot {}:\t {}".format(ch, status))
+
+# simple build progress:
+
+watched = set(result.builds_list)
+done = set()
+state = {}
+for bw in watched:	# store initial states
+	state[bw.build_id] = bw.handle.get_build_details().status
+
+while watched != done:
+	for bw in watched:
+		if bw in done:
+			continue
+		status = bw.handle.get_build_details().status
+		if status != state.get(bw.build_id):
+			print("Build #{}: {}".format(bw.build_id, status))
+			state[bw.build_id] = status	# update status
+
+		if status in ['skipped', 'failed', 'succeeded']:
+			done.add(bw)
+
+	if watched == done: break	# avoid long while sleep
+	else: time.sleep(10)
+
+print 'Done!'
diff --git a/misc/mgmt.bashrc b/misc/mgmt.bashrc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5f96c07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/mgmt.bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+_cli_bash_autocomplete_mgmt() {
+	local cur prev opts base
+	COMPREPLY=()
+	cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+	prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}"
+	opts=$( ${COMP_WORDS[@]:0:$COMP_CWORD} --generate-bash-completion )
+	COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts}" -- ${cur}) )
+	return 0
+}
+
+complete -F _cli_bash_autocomplete_mgmt mgmt
diff --git a/misc/mgmt.conf.example b/misc/mgmt.conf.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5a1857e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/mgmt.conf.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# example mgmt configuration file, currently has not options at the moment!