diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6fd0a37..74ae39b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Compiled Lua sources
 luac.out
+matrix-send
 
 # luarocks build files
 *.src.rock
@@ -38,4 +39,3 @@ luac.out
 *.i*86
 *.x86_64
 *.hex
-
diff --git a/COMPILE b/COMPILE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5caca11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMPILE
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+                     ___________________
+                    < Manually building >
+                     -------------------
+
+Since matrix-send uses Lua, an interpreted programming language,
+building is not necessary; you could just move matrix-send.lua to
+/usr/local/bin and be done with it. However, for additional speed,
+the Makefile precompiles it to Lua bytecode using
+luac <https://www.lua.org/manual/5.4/luac.html> which is included
+in the Lua distribution. To do this yourself, follow these steps:
+
+ => Create the shebang
+
+In order to be run by a shell, the compiled bytecode needs a
+shebang at the start. To do this, run this command:
+
+	printf '#!/usr/bin/env lua\n' > matrix-send
+
+
+ => Precompile
+
+Now, let's append the bytecode to the file:
+
+	luac -o - matrix-send.lua >> matrix-send
+
+
+ => Mark as an executable
+
+Finally, mark the file as executable:
+
+	chmod +x matrix-send
+
+The file `matrix-send` is now ready to be run by a shell.
+
+# vi: ft=txt
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8e1712..0b18e1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ install:
 	luarocks install luaposix
 	luarocks install luasocket
 	luarocks install lua-cjson
+	printf '#!/usr/bin/env lua\n' > matrix-send
+	luac -o - matrix-send.lua >> matrix-send
+	chmod +x matrix-send
 	cp -f matrix-send ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	chmod +x ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/matrix-send
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	cp -f matrix-send.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5
diff --git a/matrix-send b/matrix-send.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from matrix-send
rename to matrix-send.lua