diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 2d7b587..0f21f79 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,48 @@
-CC=g++
-CFLAGS=-c -std=c++11 -pthread
-LDFLAGS=-std=c++11 -pthread
+ALL_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11 -pthread $(CXXFLAGS)
 SOURCES=$(wildcard *.cpp)
 OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)
 EXECUTABLE=xlxd
 
-all: $(SOURCES) $(EXECUTABLE)
+# variables for staged installation
+# directory variables - https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Directory-Variables.html
+# DESTDIR - https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/DESTDIR.html
+# ComamndVariables - #https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Command-Variables.html
+prefix=/usr/local
+exec_prefix=$(prefix)
+# by default install under /xlxd/ - it should be $(exec_dir)/sbin
+sbin_dir=/xlxd
+# by default install config under /xlxd/ - it should be $(prefix)/etc
+sysconf_dir=/xlxd
+INSTALL=install
+INSTALL_PROGRAM=$(INSTALL)
+INSTALL_DATA=${INSTALL} -m 644
+
+all: $(OBJECTS) $(EXECUTABLE)
 
 $(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(ALL_CXXFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
 
-.cpp.o:
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+.cpp.o: %.h
+	$(CXX) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(ALL_CXXFLAGS) $<
 
+.PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(EXECUTABLE) *.o
 
+.PHONY: install
 install:
-	mkdir -p /xlxd
-	cp -f $(EXECUTABLE) /xlxd/
-	[ -f /xlxd/xlxd.blacklist ] && \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.blacklist /xlxd/xlxd.blacklist.sample || \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.blacklist /xlxd/xlxd.blacklist
-	[ -f /xlxd/xlxd.whitelist ] && \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.whitelist /xlxd/xlxd.whitelist.sample || \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.whitelist /xlxd/xlxd.whitelist
-	[ -f /xlxd/xlxd.interlink ] && \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.interlink /xlxd/xlxd.interlink.sample || \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.interlink /xlxd/xlxd.interlink
-	[ -f /xlxd/xlxd.terminal ] && \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.terminal /xlxd/xlxd.terminal.sample || \
-		cp ../config/xlxd.terminal /xlxd/xlxd.terminal
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sbin_dir)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(EXECUTABLE) $(DESTDIR)$(sbin_dir)/$(EXECUTABLE)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)
+	[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.blacklist ] && \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.blacklist  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.blacklist.sample || \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.blacklist  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.blacklist
+	[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.whitelist ] && \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.whitelist  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.whitelist.sample || \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.whitelist  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.whitelist
+	[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.interlink ] && \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.interlink  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.interlink.sample || \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.interlink  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.interlink
+	[ -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.terminal ] && \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.terminal  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.terminal.sample || \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) ../config/xlxd.terminal  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconf_dir)/xlxd.terminal