diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 26e0f7d..e09ba04 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 require 'stringex'
 
+desc "compile and launch"
+task :launch do
+  sh "nanoc compile && nanoc deploy -t public"
+end
+
 desc "Create a new post"
 task :new_post, :title do |t, args|
   mkdir_p './content/posts'