diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+*.deb
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diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ensure permissions
+chmod 0755 DEBIAN/postinst
+chmod 0755 usr/local/bin/webhookd.py
+chmod 0644 etc/systemd/system/webhookd.service
+
+dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group webhookd
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