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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7cd6673d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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+name = "netavark"
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2018"
+authors = ["github.com/containers"]
+description = "A container network stack"
+
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+
+[dependencies]
+clap = "3.0.0-beta.4"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0615048cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# TODO: Make this more configurable
+#prog :=xnixperms
+
+debug ?=
+
+$(info debug is $(debug))
+
+ifdef debug
+  release :=
+  target :=debug
+  extension :=debug
+else
+  release :=--release
+  target :=release
+  extension :=
+endif
+
+build:
+	cargo build $(release) --target-dir bin
+	cp bin/$(target)/netavark bin/netavark
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf bin
+
+all: build
+
+help:
+	@echo "usage: make $(prog) [debug=1]"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba71cc06e..a765a2560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ Netavark is capable of the following given the proper JSON input:
 As this project is in very early development, we will add more capabilities in
 the near future.
 
+## Requires
+
+- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
+
+## Build
+
+```console
+$ make
+```
+## Latest release
+Not applicable yet (TBD)
+
 ## Latest release
 Not applicable yet (TBD)
 
@@ -24,4 +36,4 @@ IRC `#podman` channel on `irc.libera.chat`.
 
 For discussions around issues/bugs and features, you can use the GitHub
 [issues](https://github.com/containers/netavark/issues)
-and [PRs](https://github.com/containers/netavark/pulls) tracking system.
\ No newline at end of file
+and [PRs](https://github.com/containers/netavark/pulls) tracking system.
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d41beb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod setup;
+pub mod teardown;
diff --git a/src/commands/setup.rs b/src/commands/setup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c45c829dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/setup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//! Configures the given network namespace with provided specs
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use clap::{self, Clap};
+
+#[derive(Clap, Debug)]
+pub struct Setup {
+    /// Network namespace path
+    #[clap(forbid_empty_values = true, required = true)]
+    network_namespace_path: String,
+}
+
+impl Setup {
+    /// The setup command configures the given network namespace with the given configuration, creating any interfaces and firewall rules necessary.
+    pub fn new(network_namespace_path: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            network_namespace_path,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn exec(&self, input_file: PathBuf) {
+        ()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/teardown.rs b/src/commands/teardown.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d01ea3fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/teardown.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use clap::{self, Clap};
+
+#[derive(Clap, Debug)]
+pub struct Teardown {
+    /// Network namespace path
+    #[clap(forbid_empty_values = true, required = true)]
+    network_namespace_path: String,
+}
+
+impl Teardown {
+    /// The teardown command is the inverse of the setup command, undoing any configuration applied. Some interfaces may not be deleted (bridge interfaces, for example, will not be removed).
+    pub fn new(network_namespace_path: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            network_namespace_path,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn exec(&self, input_file: PathBuf) {
+        ()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82b6da3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod commands;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a774b7207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use clap::{crate_version, Clap};
+
+use netavark::commands::setup;
+use netavark::commands::teardown;
+
+#[derive(Clap, Debug)]
+#[clap(version = crate_version!())]
+struct Opts {
+    /// Instead of reading from STDIN, read the configuration to be applied from the given file.
+    #[clap(short, long)]
+    file: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Netavark trig command
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    subcmd: SubCommand,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clap, Debug)]
+enum SubCommand {
+    #[clap(version = crate_version!())]
+    /// Configures the given network namespace with the given configuration.
+    Setup(setup::Setup),
+    #[clap(version = crate_version!())]
+    /// Undo any configuration applied via setup command.
+    Teardown(teardown::Teardown),
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let opts = Opts::parse();
+
+    match opts.subcmd {
+        SubCommand::Setup(setup) => setup.exec(opts.file.unwrap()),
+        SubCommand::Teardown(teardown) => teardown.exec(opts.file.unwrap()),
+    }
+}