diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ff87fff..7d5a505 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 vendor
 src/data/*.db*
 src/user-config.php
+*.tar.bz2
+*.zip
diff --git a/create_dist.sh b/create_dist.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..097ee13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_dist.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Create release distribution archives
+mkdir tmp
+cd tmp || exit
+cp -r ../src/* .
+rm ./data/* || true
+rm -rf ./vendor/bit-badger/pdo-document/.git* || true
+rm -rf ./vendor/bit-badger/pdo-document/tests || true
+rm -rf ./vendor/bit-badger/pdo-document/composer.lock || true
+rm ./user-config.php || true
+zip -q -r ../frc-"$1".zip *
+tar cfj ../frc-"$1".tar.bz2 *
+cd .. || exit
+rm -rf tmp
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