diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c50bacdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+prune development
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 85583590c..edfe37849 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+import sphinx.apidoc
+
+
+def setup(app):
+    sphinx.apidoc.main(argv = ['-e', '-M', '-f', '-T', '-o', 'doc/source',
+                               os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'volatility')])
+
+
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef2578cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import setuptools
+
+from volatility.framework import constants
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name = "volatility",
+    description = "Memory forensics framework",
+    version = constants.PACKAGE_VERSION,
+    license = "VCLA",
+    keywords = "volatility memory forensics framework windows linux volshell",
+    author = "Volatility Foundation",
+    author_email = "volatility@volatilityfoundation.org",
+    url = "https://volatilityfoundation.org/volatility/",
+    project_urls = {
+        "Bug Tracker": "https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3/issues",
+        "Documentation": "https://volatilityfoundation.org/volatility/docs/",
+        "Source Code": "https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3",
+    },
+
+    include_package_data = True,
+    exclude_package_data = {'': ['development', 'development.*'],
+                            'development': ['*']},
+    packages = setuptools.find_packages(exclude = ["developement", "development.*"]),
+    scripts = [
+        "vol.py",
+        "volshell.py"
+    ],
+    install_requires = [
+        "pefile"
+    ],
+)