diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fa20ff7..0514d8d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@ DRUSH_INSTALL=$(DRUSH) -y site:install --account-pass=password
 GIT_SWITCH=cd app && git switch
 PHP_VERSION=8.0
 
-clean: composer minimal login
+.PHONY: init clean composer start stop stop-php minimal standard umami login switch 9.3 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.1 php7.4 php8.0 php8.1
+
+init: .env .idea app
+
+clean: app composer minimal login
 
 composer:
 	rm -rf composer.lock vendor app/vendor
 	$(EXEC) composer install
 
-start: stop-php
+start: stop-php .env
 	PHP_VERSION=$(PHP_VERSION) docker-compose up --build -d
 
 stop:
@@ -67,3 +71,14 @@ php8.0:
 
 php8.1:
 	make start -e PHP_VERSION=8.1
+
+.env:
+	cp .env.dist .env
+	sed -i 's/UID=1000/UID=$(shell id -u)/g' .env
+	sed -i 's/GID=1000/GID=$(shell id -g)/g' .env
+
+.idea:
+	cp -R assets/scaffold/.idea/ .idea/
+
+app:
+	git clone https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git app/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34ba6cd..db0772d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
- * Composer
  * Docker / Docker compose
+ * Composer (optional)
  * PhpStorm (optional)
 
 ## Getting started
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ To get started run the following command:
 
 ```
 composer create-project mstrelan/drupal-contrib
+cd drupal-contrib
+make start clean
+```
+
+### Manual installation
+
+You can install this project manually without php or composer on your host machine.
+
+```
+git clone git@github.com:mstrelan/drupal-contrib.git
+cd drupal-contrib
+make init start clean
 ```
 
 ## Directory structure
@@ -42,6 +54,7 @@ The following services are available:
 
 Make commands should be executed on the host machine.
 
+* `init` - initialises the project for the first time
 * `clean` - runs composer install, installs minimal profile and provides a one-time login link
 * `start` - starts the stack
 * `stop` - stops the stack
diff --git a/assets/scaffold/files/php.xml b/assets/scaffold/.idea/php.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/scaffold/files/php.xml
rename to assets/scaffold/.idea/php.xml
diff --git a/assets/scaffold/files/symfony2.xml b/assets/scaffold/.idea/symfony2.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/scaffold/files/symfony2.xml
rename to assets/scaffold/.idea/symfony2.xml
diff --git a/assets/scaffold/files/workspace.xml b/assets/scaffold/.idea/workspace.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/scaffold/files/workspace.xml
rename to assets/scaffold/.idea/workspace.xml
diff --git a/src/ComposerScripts.php b/src/ComposerScripts.php
index d341110..d6166b7 100644
--- a/src/ComposerScripts.php
+++ b/src/ComposerScripts.php
@@ -12,32 +12,14 @@ class ComposerScripts {
    * Configure environment variables.
    */
   public static function configureEnvironment(Event $event): void {
-    if (file_exists('.env')) {
-      return;
-    }
-    $io = $event->getIO();
-    $io->write("Configuring environment");
-    $dist = file_get_contents('.env.dist');
-    file_put_contents('.env', str_replace([
-      'UID=1000',
-      'GID=1000',
-    ], [
-      sprintf('UID=%d', posix_geteuid()),
-      sprintf('GID=%d', posix_getegid()),
-    ], $dist));
-    $io->write(file_get_contents('.env'));
+    system('make .env');
   }
 
   /**
    * Clones Drupal core in to the app directory.
    */
   public static function gitCloneDrupalCore(Event $event): void {
-    if (file_exists('app/.git')) {
-      return;
-    }
-    $io = $event->getIO();
-    $io->write("Cloning Drupal core into 'app'");
-    system('git clone https://git.drupalcode.org/project/drupal.git app');
+    system('make app');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -52,10 +34,7 @@ public static function configurePhpStorm(Event $event): void {
       return;
     }
     $io->write("Configuring PhpStorm");
-    mkdir('.idea');
-    copy('assets/scaffold/files/php.xml', '.idea/php.xml');
-    copy('assets/scaffold/files/symfony2.xml', '.idea/symfony2.xml');
-    copy('assets/scaffold/files/workspace.xml', '.idea/workspace.xml');
+    system('make .idea');
   }
 
 }