diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e051dca23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var less = require('gulp-less');
+var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
+var clean = require('gulp-clean');
+var include = require('gulp-include');
+var uglify = require('gulp-uglify');
+
+var cssDestination = './public/temp/css';
+var jsDestination = './public/temp/js';
+
+gulp.task('default', [
+    'build'
+]);
+
+gulp.task('build', [
+    'less-vendor',
+    'less-highlight',
+    'less-custom',
+    'scripts-vendor',
+    'scripts-highlight',
+    'scripts-custom'
+]);
+
+gulp.task('less-vendor', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/less/vendor.less')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(less({
+            paths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(cssDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('less-highlight', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/less/highlight.less')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(less({
+            paths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(cssDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('less-custom', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/less/index.less')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(less({
+            paths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(cssDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('scripts-vendor', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/scripts/vendor.js')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(include({
+            includePaths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(uglify())
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(jsDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('scripts-highlight', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/scripts/highlight.js')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(include({
+            includePaths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(uglify())
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(jsDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('scripts-custom', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src('./public/assets/scripts/index.js')
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.init())
+        .pipe(include({
+            includePaths: [
+                __dirname + '/node_modules'
+            ]
+        })).on('error', console.log)
+        .pipe(uglify())
+        .pipe(sourcemaps.write('.'))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(jsDestination));
+});
+
+gulp.task('clean', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .src([cssDestination, jsDestination])
+        .pipe(clean());
+});
+
+gulp.task('watch', function () {
+    return gulp
+        .watch('./public/assets/less/*.less', ['less-custom'])
+        .watch('./public/assets/scripts/*.js', ['scripts-custom']);
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0958a05e2..b8fd9d558 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,20 @@
     "email": "security@gitea.io"
   },
   "config": {},
-  "scripts": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "gulp build",
+    "clean": "gulp clean",
+    "watch": "gulp watch"
+  },
   "main": "",
-  "devDependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-clean": "^0.3.2",
+    "gulp-include": "^2.3.1",
+    "gulp-less": "^3.3.0",
+    "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.9.1",
+    "gulp-uglify": "^2.0.0"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@claviska/jquery-minicolors": "^2.2.4",
     "@ryancavanaugh/jquery.are-you-sure": "0.0.14-alpha",