diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 341952c..2ce0f7d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ password.txt
 
 # Ignore Build
 build
+release
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a76d669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+BINARY := godbledger
+VERSION ?= latest
+PLATFORMS := linux
+os = $(word 1, $@)
+
+.PHONY: $(PLATFORMS)
+$(PLATFORMS):
+		mkdir -p release/$(BINARY)-$(os)-x64-v$(VERSION)/
+		GOOS=$(os) GOARCH=amd64 go build -o release/$(BINARY)-$(os)-x64-v$(VERSION)/ ./...
+
+.PHONY: release
+release: linux
+
+PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf release/
diff --git a/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqldb.go b/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqldb.go
index 2ad147a..13fd81a 100644
--- a/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqldb.go
+++ b/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqldb.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (db *Database) InitDB() error {
 	//USERS
 	createDB := `
 	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
-		user_id INT NOT NULL,
+		user_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
 		username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
 		PRIMARY KEY(user_id)
 	);`
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (db *Database) InitDB() error {
 	//TAGS
 	createDB = `
 	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tags (
-		tag_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+		tag_id INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
 		tag_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE
 	);`
 	log.Debug("Query: " + createDB)
diff --git a/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqlfuncs.go b/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqlfuncs.go
index 6019934..9bfcdfe 100644
--- a/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqlfuncs.go
+++ b/godbledger/db/mysql/mysqlfuncs.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteTransaction(txnID string) error {
 
 	sqlStatement := `
 	DELETE FROM transactions
-	WHERE transaction_id = $1;`
+	WHERE transaction_id = ?;`
 	_, err := db.DB.Exec(sqlStatement, txnID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteTransaction(txnID string) error {
 func (db *Database) FindTag(tag string) (int, error) {
 	var resp int
 	log.Info("Searching Tag in DB")
-	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT tag_id FROM tags WHERE tag_name = $1 LIMIT 1`, tag).Scan(&resp)
+	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT tag_id FROM tags WHERE tag_name = ? LIMIT 1`, tag).Scan(&resp)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug("Find Tag Failed: ", err)
 		return 0, err
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (db *Database) SafeAddTagToAccount(account, tag string) error {
 	tagID, _ := db.FindTag(tag)
 
 	var accountID string
-	err = db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT account_id FROM accounts WHERE name = $1 LIMIT 1`, account).Scan(&accountID)
+	err = db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT account_id FROM accounts WHERE name = ? LIMIT 1`, account).Scan(&accountID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug(err)
 		return err
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (db *Database) SafeAddTagToAccount(account, tag string) error {
 
 func (db *Database) AddTagToAccount(accountID string, tag int) error {
 	var exists int
-	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM account_tag where (account_id = $1) AND (tag_id = $2));`, accountID, tag).Scan(&exists)
+	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM account_tag where (account_id = ?) AND (tag_id = ?));`, accountID, tag).Scan(&exists)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug(err)
 		return err
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteTagFromAccount(account, tag string) error {
 	sqlStatement := `
 	DELETE FROM account_tag
 	WHERE 
-		tag_id = $1
+		tag_id = ?
 	AND
-		account_id = $2
+		account_id = ?
 	;`
 	_, err = db.DB.Exec(sqlStatement, tagID, account)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ func (db *Database) DeleteTagFromAccount(account, tag string) error {
 
 func (db *Database) FindCurrency(cur string) (*core.Currency, error) {
 	var resp core.Currency
-	log.Info("Searching Currency in DB")
-	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM currencies WHERE name = $1 LIMIT 1`, cur).Scan(&resp.Name, &resp.Decimals)
+	log.Info("Searching Currency in DB: ", cur)
+	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM currencies WHERE name = ? LIMIT 1`, cur).Scan(&resp.Name, &resp.Decimals)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (db *Database) SafeAddCurrency(cur *core.Currency) error {
 func (db *Database) FindAccount(code string) (*core.Account, error) {
 	var resp core.Account
 	log.Info("Searching Account in DB")
-	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE account_id = $1 LIMIT 1`, code).Scan(&resp.Code, &resp.Name)
+	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE account_id = ? LIMIT 1`, code).Scan(&resp.Code, &resp.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (db *Database) SafeAddAccount(acc *core.Account) error {
 func (db *Database) FindUser(pubKey string) (*core.User, error) {
 	var resp core.User
 	log.Info("Searching User in DB")
-	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = $1 LIMIT 1`, pubKey).Scan(&resp.Id, &resp.Name)
+	err := db.DB.QueryRow(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = ? LIMIT 1`, pubKey).Scan(&resp.Id, &resp.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/reporter/trialbalance.go b/reporter/trialbalance.go
index 451fadc..cf92bf7 100644
--- a/reporter/trialbalance.go
+++ b/reporter/trialbalance.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you want to see all the transactions in the database, or export to CSV
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Database does not already exist at %s.", databasefilepath))
 		}
 
-		SqliteDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", databasefilepath)
+		DB, err := sql.Open(cfg.DatabaseType, databasefilepath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ If you want to see all the transactions in the database, or export to CSV
 			GROUP  BY split_accounts.account_id
 		;`
 
-		rows, err := SqliteDB.Query(queryDB)
+		rows, err := DB.Query(queryDB)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/utils/make-release.sh b/utils/make-release.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4d977c1..be602cb
--- a/utils/make-release.sh
+++ b/utils/make-release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 version=$1
+build=linux
 
 if [ -z "$version" ]
 then
@@ -8,14 +9,16 @@ then
   exit
 fi
 
-WORKING_DIR=godbledger-$version
+make VERSION=$version release
+
+WORKING_DIR=release/
 
 echo "Working in $WORKING_DIR..."
 
 mkdir -p $WORKING_DIR
 cd $WORKING_DIR
 
-tar -czvf godbledger-$build-x64-$version.tar.gz godbledger-$build-x64-$version
+tar -czvf godbledger-$build-x64-v$version.tar.gz godbledger-$build-x64-v$version
 
 echo '#### sha256sum'
-sha256sum godbledger-*-x64-$version.zip
+sha256sum godbledger-*-x64-v$version.tar.gz