diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 733dc353..af49a6b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 !version.txt
 !src/**.f90
 !ctem/**.py
-!cmake/Modules/*.cmake
\ No newline at end of file
+!cmake/Modules/*.cmake
+!*.bash
diff --git a/compile_debug.bash b/compile_debug.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1102cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_debug.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+cmake --build build
diff --git a/compile_production.bash b/compile_production.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc4e8a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_production.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cmake -B build -S .
+cmake --build build