diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8bbf0a28b..b78d533e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ ct.coverdata
 emqttd.iml
 _rel/
 data/
+_build
+.rebar3
+rebar3.crashdump
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5d182bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[{<<"esockd">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/emqtt/esockd",
+       {ref,"6ef597f16ce242fe37ae019d6ff5214f7a784c80"}},
+  0},
+ {<<"gen_logger">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/emqtt/gen_logger.git",
+       {ref,"f6e9f2f373d99f41ffe0579ab5a5f3b19472c9c5"}},
+  1},
+ {<<"goldrush">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/basho/goldrush.git",
+       {ref,"8f1b715d36b650ec1e1f5612c00e28af6ab0de82"}},
+  1},
+ {<<"gproc">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/uwiger/gproc",
+       {ref,"01c8fbfdd5e4701e8e4b57b0c8279872f9574b0b"}},
+  0},
+ {<<"lager">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/basho/lager",
+       {ref,"81eaef0ce98fdbf64ab95665e3bc2ec4b24c7dac"}},
+  0},
+ {<<"lager_syslog">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/basho/lager_syslog",
+       {ref,"126dd0284fcac9b01613189a82facf8d803411a2"}},
+  0},
+ {<<"mochiweb">>,
+  {git,"https://github.com/emqtt/mochiweb",
+       {ref,"af27c0c90bf4c1bfeae0290e4c541264b69f7168"}},
+  0},
+ {<<"syslog">>,
+  {git,"git://github.com/Vagabond/erlang-syslog",
+       {ref,"0e4f0e95c361af298c5d1d17ceccfa831efc036d"}},
+  1}].
diff --git a/src/emqttd.app.src b/src/emqttd.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c86af2a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emqttd.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{application, emqttd, [
+	{description, "Erlang MQTT Broker"},
+	{vsn, "2.1.0"},
+	{modules, []},
+	{registered, [emqttd_sup]},
+	{applications, [kernel,stdlib,gproc,lager,esockd,mochiweb,lager_syslog]},
+	{mod, {emqttd_app, []}}
+]}.