diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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+recursive-include .reuse *
+recursive-include data *
+recursive-include LICENSES *
+include Makefile
+include MANIFEST.in
+include pyproject.toml
+include README.md
+include requirements.txt
+include setup.py
+recursive-include tests *
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+SHELL        := bash
+MAKEFLAGS     = --no-print-directory --no-builtin-rules
+.DEFAULT_GOAL = all
+
+# Variables
+PACKAGE       = revpi_middleware
+APP_NAME      = RevPiMiddleware
+APP_IDENT     = com.revolutionpi.revpi-middleware
+
+# Python interpreter to use for venv creation
+SYSTEM_PYTHON = python3
+
+# Set path to create the virtual environment with package name
+ifdef PYTHON3_VENV
+VENV_PATH = $(PYTHON3_VENV)/$(PACKAGE)
+else
+VENV_PATH = venv
+endif
+
+# Set targets for "all"-target
+all: test build
+.PHONY: all
+
+## Virtual environment creation with SYSTEM_PYTHON
+venv:
+	# Start with empty environment
+	"$(SYSTEM_PYTHON)" -m venv "$(VENV_PATH)"
+	"$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip
+	"$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip" install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+venv-ssp:
+	# Include system installed site-packages and add just missing modules
+	"$(SYSTEM_PYTHON)" -m venv --system-site-packages "$(VENV_PATH)"
+	"$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip
+	"$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip" install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: venv venv-ssp
+
+# Choose python interpreter from venv or system
+PYTHON = $(or $(wildcard $(VENV_PATH)/bin/python), $(SYSTEM_PYTHON))
+
+# Read app version from program
+APP_VERSION = $(shell "$(PYTHON)" src/$(PACKAGE) --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+
+# Environment info
+venv-info:
+	@echo Environment for $(APP_NAME) $(APP_VERSION)
+	@echo Using path: "$(VENV_PATH)"
+
+.PHONY: venv-info
+
+## Build steps
+test:
+	PYTHONPATH=src "$(PYTHON)" -m pytest
+
+build:
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m setup sdist
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m setup bdist_wheel
+
+install: build
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m pip install dist/$(PACKAGE)-$(APP_VERSION)-*.whl
+
+uninstall:
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m pip uninstall --yes $(PACKAGE)
+
+.PHONY: test build install uninstall
+
+## PyInstaller
+app-licenses:
+	mkdir -p dist
+	# Create a list of all installed libraries, their versions and licenses
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m piplicenses \
+		--format=markdown \
+		--output-file dist/bundled-libraries.md
+	# Create a list of installed libraries with complete project information
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m piplicenses \
+		--with-authors \
+		--with-urls \
+		--with-description \
+		--with-license-file \
+		--no-license-path \
+		--format=json \
+		--output-file dist/open-source-licenses.json
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m piplicenses \
+		--with-authors \
+		--with-urls \
+		--with-description \
+		--with-license-file \
+		--no-license-path \
+		--format=plain-vertical \
+		--output-file dist/open-source-licenses.txt
+
+app: app-licenses
+	"$(PYTHON)" -m PyInstaller -n $(APP_NAME) \
+		--add-data="dist/bundled-libraries.md:$(PACKAGE)/open-source-licenses" \
+		--add-data="dist/open-source-licenses.*:$(PACKAGE)/open-source-licenses" \
+		--noconfirm \
+		--clean \
+		--onefile \
+		src/$(PACKAGE)/__main__.py
+
+.PHONY: app-licenses app
+
+## Clean
+clean:
+	# PyTest caches
+	rm -rf .pytest_cache
+	# Build artifacts
+	rm -rf build dist src/*.egg-info
+	# PyInstaller created files
+	rm -rf *.spec
+	# Pycaches
+	find . -type d -name '__pycache__' -exec rm -r {} \+
+
+distclean: clean
+	# Virtual environment
+	rm -rf "$(VENV_PATH)"
+
+.PHONY: clean distclean
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.black]
+line-length = 100
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+# Build dependencies
+pip-licenses
+Pyinstaller
+pytest-cov
+setuptools
+wheel
+
+# Runtime dependencies, must match install_requires in setup.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Setup-script for revpi-middleware package."""
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 KUNBUS GmbH <support@kunbus.com>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+from setuptools import find_namespace_packages, setup
+
+from src.revpi_middleware.__about__ import __version__
+
+with open("README.md") as fh:
+    # Load long description from readme file
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+setup(
+    name="revpi_middleware",
+    version=__version__,
+    packages=find_namespace_packages("src"),
+    package_dir={"": "src"},
+    include_package_data=True,
+    python_requires=">= 3.7",
+    install_requires=[
+        # todo: Set Dependencies of this project
+    ],
+    entry_points={
+        "console_scripts": [
+            "revpi-middleware = revpi_middleware.main_application:main",
+        ],
+    },
+    platforms=["revolution pi"],
+    url="https://revolutionpi.com/",
+    license="GPLv2",
+    license_files=["LICENSES/*"],
+    author="Sven Sager",
+    author_email="s.sager@kunbus.com",
+    maintainer="KUNBUS GmbH",
+    maintainer_email="support@kunbus.com",
+    description="Example projekt for a python project",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    keywords=["revpi", "revolution pi", "plc", "automation"],
+    classifiers=[
+        # A list of all classifiers: https://pypi.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers
+        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
+        "Environment :: Console",
+        "Intended Audience :: Manufacturing",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)",
+        "Operating System :: POSIX",
+        "Topic :: System :: Operating System",
+    ],
+)