diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 46aa9d75b..d6d5904ee 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
+#ruby=1.9.3
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
+source 'https://jamjam:blueberryjam@www.jamkazam.com/gems/'
 
 # Look for $WORKSPACE, otherwise use "workspace" as dev path.
 workspace = ENV["WORKSPACE"] || "~/workspace"
+devenv = ENV["BUILD_NUMBER"].nil? # Jenkins sets a build number environment variable
+
+if devenv
+  gem 'jam_db', :path=> "#{workspace}/jam-db/target/ruby_package"
+  gem 'jampb', :path => "#{workspace}/jam-pb/target/ruby/jampb"
+  gem 'jam_ruby', :path => "#{workspace}/jam-ruby"
+else
+  gem 'jam_db'
+  gem 'jampb'
+  gem 'jam_ruby'
+end
+
+
 gem 'uuidtools', '2.1.2'
 gem 'bcrypt-ruby', '3.0.1'
 gem 'ruby-protocol-buffers', '1.2.2'
-gem 'jam_ruby', :path => "#{workspace}/jam-ruby"
-gem 'jampb', :path => "#{workspace}/jam-pb/target/ruby/jampb"
 gem 'em-websocket'#, :path=> "#{workspace}/em-websocket-jam"
 gem 'amqp'
 gem 'activerecord', '3.2.7'
@@ -22,7 +35,6 @@ group :development do
 end
 
 group :test do
-    gem 'jam_db', :path => "#{workspace}/jam-db/target/ruby_package"
     gem 'cucumber'
     gem 'rspec'
     gem 'factory_girl'
diff --git a/build b/build
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ec1b1fa31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "updating dependencies"
+bundle update
+echo "running rspec tests"
+bundle exec rspec
+
+if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+    echo "tests completed"
+else
+    echo "tests failed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "build complete"
+
diff --git a/jenkins b/jenkins
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..60eddfe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jenkins
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "starting build..."
+./build
+
+if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+    echo "build succeeded"
+    
+    echo "TODO: build debian package"
+else
+    echo "build failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+