diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index 2c7edfc0..e4fc6f64 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ unit-tests-linux-arm64:
     RUN cargo test --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --release -p veilid-server -p veilid-cli -p veilid-tools -p veilid-core
 
 # Package 
-package-linux-amd64:
+package-linux-amd64-deb:
     FROM +build-linux-amd64
     #################################
     ### DEBIAN DPKG .DEB FILES
@@ -131,8 +131,27 @@ package-linux-amd64:
     RUN /veilid/package/debian/earthly_make_veilid_cli_deb.sh amd64 x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
     # save artifacts
     SAVE ARTIFACT --keep-ts /dpkg/out/*.deb AS LOCAL ./target/packages/
+
+package-linux-amd64-rpm:
+    FROM --platform amd64 rockylinux:8
+    RUN yum install -y createrepo rpm-build rpm-sign yum-utils rpmdevtools
+    RUN rpmdev-setuptree
+    #################################
+    ### RPMBUILD .RPM FILES
+    #################################
+    RUN mkdir -p /veilid/target
+    COPY --dir .cargo external files scripts veilid-cli veilid-core veilid-server veilid-tools veilid-flutter veilid-wasm Cargo.lock Cargo.toml package /veilid
+    COPY +build-linux-amd64/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu /veilid/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+    RUN mkdir -p /rpm-work-dir/veilid-server
+    # veilid-server
+    RUN veilid/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh x86_64 x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+    #SAVE ARTIFACT --keep-ts /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm AS LOCAL ./target/packages/
+    # veilid-cli
+    RUN veilid/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh x86_64 x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+    # save artifacts
+    SAVE ARTIFACT --keep-ts /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm AS LOCAL ./target/packages/
     
-package-linux-arm64:
+package-linux-arm64-deb:
     FROM +build-linux-arm64
     #################################
     ### DEBIAN DPKG .DEB FILES
diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0d5aa627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/earthly_make_veilid_cli_rpm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+ARCH=$1
+CARGO_ARCH=$2
+CARGO_VERSION="$(/veilid/package/cargo_version.sh /veilid/veilid-cli/Cargo.toml)"
+    
+# veilid-cli spec file
+cp -rf /veilid/package/rpm/veilid-cli/veilid-cli.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec CARGO_VERSION $CARGO_VERSION 
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec ARCH $ARCH
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec CARGO_ARCH $CARGO_ARCH
+
+# build the rpm
+rpmbuild --target "x86_64" -bb /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-cli.spec
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diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-cli/veilid-cli.spec b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/veilid-cli.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8553de0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-cli/veilid-cli.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Summary: Veilid Server Command Line Interface
+Name: veilid-cli
+Version: $CARGO_VERSION
+Release: 1
+URL: https://veilid.com
+Group: System
+License: MPL 2.0
+Packager: Veilid Foundation, Inc.
+Requires: glibc-common >= 2.23
+BuildRoot: /rpm-work-dir/veilid-cli
+BuildArch: $ARCH
+
+%description
+Veilid Server Command Line Interface
+
+%install
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/bin/
+cp /veilid/target/$CARGO_ARCH/release/veilid-cli %{buildroot}/usr/bin/veilid-cli
+
+%files
+/usr/bin/veilid-cli
+
+%post
+chmod 755 /usr/bin/veilid-cli
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Jul 2 2023 TC <tc@veilid.org>
+- experimental RPM building
diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh b/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..48f941c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-server/earthly_make_veilid_server_rpm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+ARCH=$1
+CARGO_ARCH=$2
+CARGO_VERSION="$(/veilid/package/cargo_version.sh /veilid/veilid-server/Cargo.toml)"
+    
+# veilid-server spec file
+cp -rf /veilid/package/rpm/veilid-server/veilid-server.spec /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec CARGO_VERSION $CARGO_VERSION 
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec ARCH $ARCH
+/veilid/package/replace_variable.sh /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec CARGO_ARCH $CARGO_ARCH
+
+# build the rpm
+rpmbuild --target "x86_64" -bb /root/rpmbuild/SPECS/veilid-server.spec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/rpm/veilid-server/veilid-server.spec b/package/rpm/veilid-server/veilid-server.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2790f042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rpm/veilid-server/veilid-server.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Summary: Install a server grade, headless Veilid node
+Name: veilid-server
+Version: $CARGO_VERSION
+Release: 1
+URL: https://veilid.com
+Group: System
+License: MPL 2.0
+Packager: Veilid Foundation, Inc.
+Requires: glibc-common >= 2.23
+BuildRoot: /rpm-work-dir/veilid-server
+BuildArch: $ARCH
+
+%description
+A server grade, headless Veilid node
+
+%install
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/bin/
+cp /veilid/target/$CARGO_ARCH/release/veilid-server %{buildroot}/usr/bin/veilid-server
+
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/etc/systemd/system
+cp /veilid/package/systemd/veilid-server.service %{buildroot}/etc/systemd/system/veilid-server.service
+
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/etc/veilid-server
+cp /veilid/package/linux/veilid-server.conf %{buildroot}/etc/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf
+
+%files
+/usr/bin/veilid-server
+/etc/systemd/system/veilid-server.service
+/etc/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf
+
+%post
+adduser --system -U veilid &>/dev/null || true
+mkdir -p /var/db/veilid-server/protected_store
+mkdir -p /var/db/veilid-server/table_store
+mkdir -p /var/db/veilid-server/block_store
+chown -R veilid:veilid /var/db/veilid-server
+chmod 0750 /var/db/veilid-server/protected_store
+chmod 0750 /var/db/veilid-server/table_store
+chmod 0750 /var/db/veilid-server/block_store 
+chmod 0750 /var/db/veilid-server
+chmod 755 /usr/bin/veilid-server
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+echo "Congratulations! To start your Veilid node and set it to start at boot, run the command systemctl enable --now veilid-server"
+
+%postun
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+%changelog
+* Sun Jul 2 2023 TC <tc@veilid.org>
+- experimental RPM building