🔧 refactor: improve makefile

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 logs
-build
+bin
 *.sql
 config.json

Makefile

@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
-MAIN_PKG=./cmd/server
+MAIN_PKG :=./cmd/server
-
 BIN_NAME ?= laterna
-BIN_DIR=build
+BIN_DIR := bin
+CONFIG_FILE := config.json
 
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := build
 
 build:
-	@mkdir -p ${BIN_DIR}
+	@mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
-	@echo "🔧 Building binary using the standard go compiler..."
+	@echo "🔧 Building binary..."
-	cp config.json build
+	@cp $(CONFIG_FILE) $(BIN_DIR)/
-	go build -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(BIN_NAME) $(MAIN_PKG)
+	@go build -o $(BIN_DIR)/$(BIN_NAME) $(MAIN_PKG)
 	@echo "✅ Build complete: $(BIN_DIR)/$(BIN_NAME)"
 	
 run:
-	go run ./cmd/server/
+	@echo "🚀 Running server..."
+	@go run $(MAIN_PKG)
 clean:
-	rm -rf ${BIN_DIR}
+	@echo "🧹 Cleaning up..."
-	rm -rf logs/
+	@rm -rf $(BIN_DIR) logs/
-	go mod tidy	
+	@go mod tidy	
+help:
+	@echo "Makefile targets:"
+	@echo "  build     – Build the binary"
+	@echo "  run       – Run the development server"
+	@echo "  clean     – Remove build artifacts and tidy modules"
+	@echo "  help      – Show this help message"

README.md

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ You can leave the json as it is or configure it to your liking, although some co
 
 Make sure that go is installed. The server was tested with go 1.24.5 on linux.
 
-`$ go run ./cmd/server`
+run using the makefile
-
-or use the makefile:
-
 `$ make run`
 
+for further makefile usage, see
+`$ make help`
+
 ## 🛜 API Documentation
 
 <details><summary>Docs</summary>