diff --git a/tools/bldr/build.sh b/tools/bldr/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcc1c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bldr/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $(/usr/bin/id -u) != 0 ]; then
+	printf "${0} must be run as root\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+WORKING_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+printf "parsing install.conf\n"
+	if [ -f "${WORKING_DIR}/install.conf" ]; then
+		source ${WORKING_DIR}/install.conf
+	else
+		printf "${WORKING_DIR}/install.conf does not exist\n"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+case ${1} in
+	install)
+		printf "installing...\n"
diff --git a/tools/epush b/tools/epush
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5479266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/epush
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Simple wrapper script around git to easily push an update
+
+COMMIT_MSG=${1}
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+FILES=("${@}")
+
+printf "Checking if Git repository is present...\n"
+
+git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree
+if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
+	printf "Not a Git repository.\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${FILES}" = "" ]; then
+	printf "No files added.\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${COMMIT_MSG}" = "" ]; then
+	printf "No commit message.\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+git add ${FILES}
+git commit -m ${1}
+git push origin ${BRANCH}