diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..0e88606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.pyc*
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+
+.venv*
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+recursive-include alchemy *
+include LICENSE
+include README.md
+include screenshot.jpg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 491bb61..2bbded4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Inspired by [crowsfoot](http://github.com/porterjamesj/crowsfoot) and [clean-blo
 
 ## Installation
 
+### From Git repo
+
 Clone the repo:
 
 ```bash
@@ -47,6 +49,21 @@ And in Pelican config:
 THEME = 'themes/pelican-alchemy/alchemy'
 ```
 
+### With pip
+
+Alternatively, you can install this theme with pip:
+
+```bash
+pip install "https://github.com/nairobilug/pelican-alchemy/tarball/master"
+```
+
+And import it from Pelican config:
+
+```python
+import alchemy
+THEME = alchemy.path()
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 Visit the [Settings wiki](https://github.com/nairobilug/pelican-alchemy/wiki/Settings) for examples:
diff --git a/alchemy/__init__.py b/alchemy/__init__.py
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index 0000000..8fe84ea
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+++ b/alchemy/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'''
+A functional, clean, responsive Pelican theme
+'''
+
+
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
+
+
+def path():
+    '''
+    Return path to theme templates and assets
+    Use this as value for THEME in Pelican settings
+    '''
+    return resource_filename(__name__, '')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+
+
+setup(
+    name='alchemy',
+    version='2.2',
+    description='A functional, clean, responsive Pelican theme',
+    url='https://github.com/nairobilug/pelican-alchemy',
+    author='Nairobi GNU/Linux Users Group',
+    license='MIT',
+    platforms='any',
+    entry_points={},
+    packages=['alchemy'],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    install_requires=[
+        'pelican',
+    ],
+    zip_safe=False,
+)