diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dab2df8..993372a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 #
 
 .PHONY: all
-all: bin endpoint
+all: bin libremail endpoint
 
 .PHONY: bin
 bin:
 	mkdir -p $@
 
+.PHONY: libremail
+libremail:
+	cd libremail/; make
+
 .PHONY: endpoint
 endpoint:
 	cd endpoint/; make
diff --git a/endpoint/Makefile b/endpoint/Makefile
index 3803d4a..a759f7a 100644
--- a/endpoint/Makefile
+++ b/endpoint/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 CFILES = $(shell find . -name "*.c")
 OFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.o)
+OFILES += $(shell find ../libremail/ -name "*.o")
 DFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.d)
 CC = gcc
 
diff --git a/libremail/Makefile b/libremail/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffffd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libremail/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe Moffett
+# Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+#
+
+CFILES = $(shell find . -name "*.c")
+OFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.o)
+DFILES = $(CFILES:.c=.d)
+CC = gcc
+
+CFLAGS = 				\
+	-Wall				\
+	-pedantic			\
+	-MMD				\
+	-Iinc
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: $(OFILES)
+
+-include $(DFILES)
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) -c $< $(CFLAGS) -o $@
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -f $(OFILES) $(DFILES)
diff --git a/libremail/common/.keep b/libremail/common/.keep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/libremail/common/file_mkdir.c b/libremail/common/file_mkdir.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bc4e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libremail/common/file_mkdir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe Moffett
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "libremail/file.h"
+
+int
+try_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+    if (path == NULL) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (access(path, F_OK) != 0) {
+        return mkdir(path, mode);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libremail/inc/libremail/.keep b/libremail/inc/libremail/.keep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/libremail/inc/libremail/file.h b/libremail/inc/libremail/file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e1c341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libremail/inc/libremail/file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe Moffett
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBREMAIL_FILE_H
+#define LIBREMAIL_FILE_H 1
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to create a directory if it doesn't exist
+ *
+ * @path: Path to directory to create
+ * @mode: Desired mode to assign
+ *
+ * Returns zeo on success
+ */
+int try_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode);
+
+#endif  /* !LIBREMAIL_FILE_H */