diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0dd48c..d4bfacb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ sudo make install
 
 `make install` includes a systemd unit file. If you intend to use it, consider creating a new user `laminar` or modifying the user specified in the unit file.
 
+## Packaging for distributions
+
+The `pkg` directory contains shell scripts which use docker to build native packages (deb,rpm) for common Linux distributions. Note that these are very simple packages which may not completely conform to the distribution's packaging guidelines, however they may serve as a starting point for creating an official package, or may be useful if the official package lags.
diff --git a/docker-build-centos.sh b/pkg/centos7-x86_64.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from docker-build-centos.sh
rename to pkg/centos7-x86_64.sh
index 0367214..ced9a72 100755
--- a/docker-build-centos.sh
+++ b/pkg/centos7-x86_64.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
 
-SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..)
 
 VERSION=$(cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --dirty | tr - .)
 
diff --git a/docker-build-debian.sh b/pkg/debian10-amd64.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from docker-build-debian.sh
rename to pkg/debian10-amd64.sh
index 0010a26..6d6434c 100755
--- a/docker-build-debian.sh
+++ b/pkg/debian10-amd64.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
 
-SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..)
 
 VERSION=$(cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --dirty)-1~upstream-debian10
 
diff --git a/docker-xbuild-debian-armhf.sh b/pkg/debian10-armhf.sh
similarity index 96%
rename from docker-xbuild-debian-armhf.sh
rename to pkg/debian10-armhf.sh
index 95c06a0..fb3409f 100755
--- a/docker-xbuild-debian-armhf.sh
+++ b/pkg/debian10-armhf.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
 
-SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}))
+SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..)
 
 VERSION=$(cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --dirty)-1~upstream-debian10
 
diff --git a/pkg/debian9-amd64.sh b/pkg/debian9-amd64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0657a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/debian9-amd64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
+
+SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..)
+
+VERSION=$(cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --dirty)-1~upstream-debian9
+
+DOCKER_TAG=$(docker build -q - <<EOS
+FROM debian:9-slim
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget cmake g++ libsqlite3-dev libboost-dev zlib1g-dev
+EOS
+)
+
+docker run --rm -i -v $SOURCE_DIR:/laminar:ro -v $OUTPUT_DIR:/output $DOCKER_TAG bash -xe <<EOS
+
+mkdir /build
+cd /build
+
+wget -O capnproto.tar.gz https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/archive/v0.7.0.tar.gz
+wget -O rapidjson.tar.gz https://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson/archive/v1.1.0.tar.gz
+md5sum -c <<EOF
+a9de5f042f4cf05515c2d7dfc7f5df21  capnproto.tar.gz
+badd12c511e081fec6c89c43a7027bce  rapidjson.tar.gz
+EOF
+
+tar xzf capnproto.tar.gz
+tar xzf rapidjson.tar.gz
+
+cd /build/capnproto-0.7.0/c++/
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=off .
+make -j4
+make install
+
+cd /build/rapidjson-1.1.0/
+cmake -DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_EXAMPLES=off .
+make install
+
+cd /build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/ -DZSH_COMPLETIONS_DIR=/usr/share/zsh/functions/Completion/Unix /laminar
+make -j4
+mkdir laminar
+make DESTDIR=laminar install/strip
+
+mkdir laminar/DEBIAN
+cat <<EOF > laminar/DEBIAN/control
+Package: laminar
+Version: $VERSION
+Section: 
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: amd64
+Maintainer: Oliver Giles <web ohwg net>
+Depends: libsqlite3-0, zlib1g
+Description: Lightweight Continuous Integration Service
+EOF
+cat <<EOF > laminar/DEBIAN/postinst
+#!/bin/bash
+echo Creating laminar user with home in /var/lib/laminar
+useradd -r -d /var/lib/laminar -s /usr/sbin/nologin laminar
+mkdir -p /var/lib/laminar/cfg/{jobs,nodes,scripts}
+chown -R laminar: /var/lib/laminar
+EOF
+chmod +x laminar/DEBIAN/postinst
+
+dpkg-deb --build laminar
+mv laminar.deb /output/laminar_${VERSION}_amd64.deb
+EOS
diff --git a/pkg/debian9-armhf.sh b/pkg/debian9-armhf.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2075958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/debian9-armhf.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+OUTPUT_DIR=$PWD
+
+SOURCE_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..)
+
+VERSION=$(cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && git describe --tags --abbrev=8 --dirty)-1~upstream-debian9
+
+DOCKER_TAG=$(docker build -q - <<EOS
+FROM debian:9-slim
+RUN dpkg --add-architecture armhf && apt-get update && apt-get install -y wget cmake crossbuild-essential-armhf libsqlite3-dev:armhf libboost-dev:armhf zlib1g-dev:armhf
+EOS
+)
+
+docker run --rm -i -v $SOURCE_DIR:/laminar:ro -v $OUTPUT_DIR:/output $DOCKER_TAG bash -xe <<EOS
+
+mkdir /build
+cd /build
+
+cat > toolchain.cmake <<EOF
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++)
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE arm-linux-gnueabihf)
+EOF
+
+wget -O capnproto.tar.gz https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto/archive/v0.7.0.tar.gz
+wget -O rapidjson.tar.gz https://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson/archive/v1.1.0.tar.gz
+md5sum -c <<EOF
+a9de5f042f4cf05515c2d7dfc7f5df21  capnproto.tar.gz
+badd12c511e081fec6c89c43a7027bce  rapidjson.tar.gz
+EOF
+
+tar xzf capnproto.tar.gz
+tar xzf rapidjson.tar.gz
+
+mkdir capnproto-host
+cd capnproto-host
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=off /build/capnproto-0.7.0/c++/
+make -j4
+make install
+
+cd /build/capnproto-0.7.0/c++/
+cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../../toolchain.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf/ .
+make -j4
+make install
+
+cd /build/rapidjson-1.1.0/
+cmake -DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_EXAMPLES=off -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/arm-linux-gnueabihf/ .
+make install
+
+cd /build
+cmake \
+	-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=toolchain.cmake \
+	-DCMAKE_LINKER=/usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-ld \
+	-DCMAKE_OBJCOPY=/usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-objcopy \
+	-DCMAKE_STRIP=/usr/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-strip \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/ \
+	-DZSH_COMPLETIONS_DIR=/usr/share/zsh/functions/Completion/Unix \
+	/laminar
+make -j4
+mkdir laminar
+make DESTDIR=laminar install/strip
+
+mkdir laminar/DEBIAN
+cat <<EOF > laminar/DEBIAN/control
+Package: laminar
+Version: $VERSION
+Section: 
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: armhf
+Maintainer: Oliver Giles <web ohwg net>
+Depends: libsqlite3-0, zlib1g
+Description: Lightweight Continuous Integration Service
+EOF
+cat <<EOF > laminar/DEBIAN/postinst
+#!/bin/bash
+echo Creating laminar user with home in /var/lib/laminar
+useradd -r -d /var/lib/laminar -s /usr/sbin/nologin laminar
+mkdir -p /var/lib/laminar/cfg/{jobs,nodes,scripts}
+chown -R laminar: /var/lib/laminar
+EOF
+chmod +x laminar/DEBIAN/postinst
+
+dpkg-deb --build laminar
+mv laminar.deb /output/laminar_${VERSION}_armhf.deb
+EOS