diff --git a/debrepo b/debrepo
index 1a45ea8..1ec8b5e 100755
--- a/debrepo
+++ b/debrepo
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)" # location of debrepo source path
 # set vars
 index=1
 for arg in $@; do
-	# set REPODIR variable
 	if [ $arg = "--repodir" ]; then
 		ARGID="$((index+1))"
 		eval "REPODIR=\$$ARGID"
@@ -16,6 +15,11 @@ for arg in $@; do
 		eval "GPG=\$$ARGID"
 	fi
 
+	if [ $arg = "--distro" ]; then
+		ARGID="$((index+1))"
+		eval "DISTRO=\$$ARGID"
+	fi
+
 	index=$((index+1))
 done
 
@@ -31,6 +35,13 @@ if [ "$1" = "init" ] || [ "$1" = "-i" ] || [ "$1" = "--init" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "add" ] || [ "$1" = "-a" ] || [ "$1" = "--add" ]; then
+	# if distro specific package
+	if [ "$DISTRO" ]; then
+		echo "distro: $DISTRO"
+
+		exit
+	fi
+	exit
 	# copy deb file to repo folder structure
 	if [ "$2" = "--letter-based-structure" ] || [ "$2" = "-l" ];then
 		first_letter=$(echo "$3" | sed 's/.*\///' | cut -c 1 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
@@ -42,8 +53,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "add" ] || [ "$1" = "-a" ] || [ "$1" = "--add" ]; then
 	fi
 
 	# generate package and release file
-	$DIR/scripts/genPkgRel.sh $REPODIR $2 && echo "debrepo: package $2 was successfully added"
-	$DIR/scripts/gpgSign.sh $REPODIR $GPG && echo "debrepo: repo was succesfully signed"
+	$DIR/scripts/genPkgRel.sh $REPODIR $2 $DISTRO  && echo "debrepo: package $2 was successfully added"
+	$DIR/scripts/gpgSign.sh $REPODIR $GPG $DISTRO && echo "debrepo: repo was succesfully signed"
 	exit
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/genPkgRel.sh b/scripts/genPkgRel.sh
index 190d6ca..01842f2 100755
--- a/scripts/genPkgRel.sh
+++ b/scripts/genPkgRel.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 LS="$(which ls)" # this prevents bugs when aliasing ls to tools like exa
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 REPODIR="$1"
-ARCHS="$($LS -l $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/main/ | awk '{print $9}' | awk NF | awk -F - '{print $2}')"
+DISTRO="$3"
+if [ !$DISTRO ]; then
+	DISTRO="stable"
+fi
+
+ARCHS="$($LS -l $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/main/ | awk '{print $9}' | awk NF | awk -F - '{print $2}')"
 
 # generate Packages file
 for ARCH in $ARCHS; do
-	dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion --arch $ARCH "$REPODIR/apt-repo/pool/" > "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages"
+	dpkg-scanpackages --multiversion --arch $ARCH "$REPODIR/apt-repo/pool/" > "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages"
 	# compress Packages file
-	cat "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages" | gzip -9 > "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages.gz"
+	cat "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages" | gzip -9 > "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/main/binary-$ARCH/Packages.gz"
 done
 
 # generate Release file
-cd "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/"
-$DIR/generate-release.sh > "Release"
+cd "$REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/"
+$DIR/generate-release.sh $DISTRO > "Release"
 
diff --git a/scripts/generate-release.sh b/scripts/generate-release.sh
index ca55f17..07726aa 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-release.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 set -e
 . ../../config # this file is in /apt-repo/config
 
+if [ ! $DISTRO ]; then
+	DISTRO="stable"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "../../config" ]; then
+	echo "error - config file does not exists"
+	exit 1;
+fi
+
 do_hash() {
     HASH_NAME=$1
     HASH_CMD=$2
@@ -15,17 +24,11 @@ do_hash() {
     done
 }
 
-if [ ! -f "../../config" ]; then
-	echo "error - config file does not exists"
-	exit 1;
-fi
-
-
 cat << EOF
 Origin: $ORIGIN
 Label: $LABEL
 Suite: $SUITE
-Codename: $CODENAME
+Codename: $DISTRO
 Version: $VERSION
 Architectures: $ARCHITECTURES
 Components: $COMPONENTS
diff --git a/scripts/gpgSign.sh b/scripts/gpgSign.sh
index c7e03af..9daa5da 100755
--- a/scripts/gpgSign.sh
+++ b/scripts/gpgSign.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 REPODIR="$1"
+DISTRO="$3"
 . $REPODIR/apt-repo/config
 
-#KEY="$2"
-#echo $KEY
-#if [ $KEY = "--repodir" ]; then
-#	KEY=""
-#fi
-#
-#if [ $KEY ]; then
-#	continue
-#elif [ $DEFAULT_GPG ]; then
-#	KEY="$DEFAULT_GPG"
-#else
-#	echo "error: no gpg key provided"
-#	exit 1
-#fi
+if [ ! $DISTRO ]; then
+	DISTRO="stable"
+fi
 
 if [ ! $DEFAULT_GPG ]; then
 	echo "error: no gpg key provided in config file"
@@ -23,10 +13,8 @@ if [ ! $DEFAULT_GPG ]; then
 fi
 
 KEY=$DEFAULT_GPG
-
-
 echo "debrepo: signing using $KEY"
 
-cat $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/Release | gpg --default-key $KEY -abs > $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/Release.gpg
-cat $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/Release | gpg --default-key $KEY -abs --clearsign > $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/stable/InRelease
+cat $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/Release | gpg --default-key $KEY -abs > $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/Release.gpg
+cat $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/Release | gpg --default-key $KEY -abs --clearsign > $REPODIR/apt-repo/dists/$DISTRO/InRelease
 
diff --git a/scripts/repoinit.sh b/scripts/repoinit.sh
index e839126..5b28274 100755
--- a/scripts/repoinit.sh
+++ b/scripts/repoinit.sh
@@ -9,3 +9,21 @@ fi
 mkdir -p $1/apt-repo/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/
 mkdir -p $1/apt-repo/pool/main/
 
+# make config file
+echo \
+"#!/bin/sh
+
+# Repository preferences
+DEFAULT_GPG=\"\"
+
+# Repository info
+ORIGIN=\"example.com\"
+LABEL=\"example repository\"
+SUITE=\"stable\"
+CODENAME=\"stable\"
+VERSION=\"1.0\"
+ARCHITECTURES=\"amd64\"
+COMPONENTS=\"main\"
+DESCRIPTION=\"example repository\"
+" > $1/apt-repo/config
+