diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
similarity index 69%
rename from .github/workflows/docker.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release.yml
index 05ef3ed..9d97fc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,36 @@
-name: Docker
+name: Release
 
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  binaries-build-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Go 1.20
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.20"
+
+      - name: Cross compile build
+        run: make all_crosscompile
+
+      - name: Upload Release Assets
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            build/*.tar.gz 
+            build/*.zip 
+            build/checksums.txt
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
   docker-build-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1060116..e96bcd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ gist.db
 public/assets/*
 public/manifest.json
 opengist
+build/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80c713b..012a397 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-.PHONY: all install build_frontend build_backend build build_docker watch_frontend watch_backend watch clean clean_docker check_changes go_mod fmt test
+.PHONY: all all_crosscompile install build_frontend build_backend build build_crosscompile build_docker watch_frontend watch_backend watch clean clean_docker check_changes go_mod fmt test
 
 # Specify the name of your Go binary output
 BINARY_NAME := opengist
 
 all: clean install build
 
+all_crosscompile: clean install build_frontend build_crosscompile
+
 install:
 	@echo "Installing NPM dependencies..."
 	@npm ci || (echo "Error: Failed to install NPM dependencies." && exit 1)
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ build_backend:
 
 build: build_frontend build_backend
 
+build_crosscompile:
+	@bash ./scripts/build-all.sh
+
 build_docker:
 	@echo "Building Docker image..."
 	docker build -t $(BINARY_NAME):latest .
@@ -34,12 +39,12 @@ watch_backend:
 	OG_DEV=1 npx nodemon --watch '**/*' -e html,yml,go,js --signal SIGTERM --exec 'go run . --config config.yml'
 
 watch:
-	@bash ./watch.sh
+	@bash ./scripts/watch.sh
 
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning up build artifacts..."
 	@rm -f $(BINARY_NAME) public/manifest.json
-	@rm -rf public/assets
+	@rm -rf public/assets build
 
 clean_docker:
 	@echo "Cleaning up Docker image..."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c2a3df..0797390 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ version: "3"
 
 services:
   opengist:
-    image: ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1.4
+    image: ghcr.io/thomiceli/opengist:1
     container_name: opengist
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ services:
       GID: 1001
 ```
 
+### Via binary
+
+Download the archive for your system from the release page [here](https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/latest), and extract it.
+
+```shell
+# example for linux amd64
+wget https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/download/v1.5.0/opengist1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+tar xzvf opengist1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+cd opengist
+chmod +x opengist
+./opengist # with or without `--config config.yml`
+```
+
 ### From source
 
 Requirements : [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.20+), [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.20+), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+)
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index ea94772..f48d79e 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Learn more about Opengist configuration here:
+# https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/blob/master/docs/configuration/index.md
+# https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/blob/master/docs/configuration/cheat-sheet.md
+
 # Set the log level to one of the following: trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic. Default: warn
 log-level: warn
 
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 09a0c88..27cc627 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Written in [Go](https://go.dev), Opengist aims to be fast and easy to deploy.
 [Git](https://git-scm.com/download) is obviously required to run Opengist, as it's the main feature of the app.
 Version **2.20** or later is recommended as the app has not been tested with older Git versions.
 
-[OpenSSH](https://www.openssh.com/) suite if you wish to use Git over SSH
+[OpenSSH](https://www.openssh.com/) suite if you wish to use Git over SSH.
 
 
 ## Components
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 3def026..33ac184 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ services:
       GID: 1001
 ```
 
+### Via binary
+
+Download the archive for your system from the release page [here](https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/latest), and extract it.
+
+```shell
+# example for linux amd64
+wget https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist/releases/download/v1.5.0/opengist1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+tar xzvf opengist1.5.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+cd opengist
+chmod +x opengist
+./opengist # with or without `--config config.yml`
+```
+
 
 ## From source
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-all.sh b/scripts/build-all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe56710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+CHECKSUMS_FILE="build/checksums.txt"
+BINARY_NAME="opengist"
+TARGETS="darwin/amd64 darwin/arm64 linux/amd64 linux/arm64 linux/armv6 linux/armv7 linux/386 windows/amd64"
+VERSION=$(git describe --tags | sed 's/^v//')
+
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not retrieve version from git tags. Exiting..."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for TARGET in $TARGETS; do
+    GOOS=${TARGET%/*}
+    GOARCH=${TARGET#*/}
+
+    case $GOOS-$GOARCH in
+        linux-armv6)
+            GOARCH="arm"
+            GOARM=6
+            ;;
+        linux-armv7)
+            GOARCH="arm"
+            GOARM=7
+            ;;
+        *)
+            unset GOARM
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    OUTPUT_PARENT_DIR="build/$GOOS-$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}-$VERSION"
+    OUTPUT_DIR="$OUTPUT_PARENT_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+    OUTPUT_FILE="$OUTPUT_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+
+    if [ "$GOOS" = "windows" ]; then
+        OUTPUT_FILE="$OUTPUT_FILE.exe"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Building version $VERSION for $GOOS/$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}..."
+    mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
+    env GOOS=$GOOS GOARCH=$GOARCH GOARM=$GOARM CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -tags fs_embed -o $OUTPUT_FILE
+    cp README.md $OUTPUT_DIR
+    cp LICENSE $OUTPUT_DIR
+    cp config.yml $OUTPUT_DIR
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Error building for $GOOS/$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}. Exiting..."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Archive the binary with README and LICENSE
+    echo "Archiving for $GOOS/$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}..."
+    if [ "$GOOS" = "windows" ]; then
+        # ZIP for Windows
+        cd $OUTPUT_PARENT_DIR && zip -r "../$BINARY_NAME$VERSION-$GOOS-$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}.zip" "$BINARY_NAME/" && cd - > /dev/null
+        sha256sum "build/$BINARY_NAME$VERSION-$GOOS-$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}.zip" | awk '{print $1 " " substr($2,7)}' >> $CHECKSUMS_FILE
+    else
+        # tar.gz for other platforms
+        tar -czf "build/$BINARY_NAME$VERSION-$GOOS-$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}.tar.gz" -C $OUTPUT_PARENT_DIR "$BINARY_NAME"
+        sha256sum "build/$BINARY_NAME$VERSION-$GOOS-$GOARCH${GOARM:+v$GOARM}.tar.gz" | awk '{print $1 " " substr($2,7)}' >> $CHECKSUMS_FILE
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "Build and archiving complete."
diff --git a/watch.sh b/scripts/watch.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from watch.sh
rename to scripts/watch.sh