diff --git a/client/src/game_state.cpp b/client/src/game_state.cpp
index 52e8b73..0d51a83 100644
--- a/client/src/game_state.cpp
+++ b/client/src/game_state.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ void GameState::send_file_read_request(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& p
                                              {std::to_string(session_id), path}));
 }
 
+void GameState::send_build_file_request(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& path,
+                                        const std::string& content) {
+  _network->send(net_protocol::build_message(net_protocol::Opcode::C2S_BUILD_FILE,
+                                             {std::to_string(session_id), path, content}));
+}
+
 void GameState::send_create_session_request(void) {
   if(_network && _network->is_connected()) {
     _network->send(net_protocol::build_message(net_protocol::Opcode::C2S_CREATE_SESSION));
diff --git a/client/src/game_state.h b/client/src/game_state.h
index 185922c..0bb4ce1 100644
--- a/client/src/game_state.h
+++ b/client/src/game_state.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
   /* Public network interface for UI components. */
   void send_network_command(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& command);
   void send_file_write_request(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& path, const std::string& content);
+  void send_build_file_request(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& path, const std::string& content);
   void send_file_read_request(uint32_t session_id, const std::string& path);
   void send_create_session_request(void);
 
diff --git a/client/src/ui/desktop.cpp b/client/src/ui/desktop.cpp
index 19cd4a2..aa2a21c 100644
--- a/client/src/ui/desktop.cpp
+++ b/client/src/ui/desktop.cpp
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ void Desktop::update(float dt, int screen_width, int screen_height) {
           }
           break;
         }
+        case ActionType::BUILD_FILE: {
+          if(session_id != 0) {
+            _game_state->send_build_file_request(session_id, action.payload1, action.payload2);
+          }
+          break;
+        }
         default:
           break;
       }
diff --git a/client/src/ui/editor.cpp b/client/src/ui/editor.cpp
index 45e5b8a..c9bf4dd 100644
--- a/client/src/ui/editor.cpp
+++ b/client/src/ui/editor.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Editor::Editor(void)
   _menu_bar->add_menu_item("File", "Save", [this]() {
     _pending_action = {ActionType::WRITE_FILE, _filename, _buffer.get_text()};
   });
+  _menu_bar->add_menu("Build");
+  _menu_bar->add_menu_item("Build", "Run Build", [this]() {
+    _pending_action = {ActionType::BUILD_FILE, _filename, _buffer.get_text()};
+  });
 }
 
 Editor::Editor(const std::string& filename)
@@ -25,6 +29,10 @@ Editor::Editor(const std::string& filename)
   _menu_bar->add_menu_item("File", "Save", [this]() {
     _pending_action = {ActionType::WRITE_FILE, _filename, _buffer.get_text()};
   });
+  _menu_bar->add_menu("Build");
+  _menu_bar->add_menu_item("Build", "Run Build", [this]() {
+    _pending_action = {ActionType::BUILD_FILE, _filename, _buffer.get_text()};
+  });
 }
 
 Editor::~Editor(void) {}
diff --git a/client/src/ui/window_action.h b/client/src/ui/window_action.h
index 6ef47f8..64b7034 100644
--- a/client/src/ui/window_action.h
+++ b/client/src/ui/window_action.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ enum class ActionType {
   NONE,
   WRITE_FILE,
   READ_FILE,
+  BUILD_FILE,
   CLOSE_WINDOW
 };
 
diff --git a/common/src/lua_processor.cpp b/common/src/lua_processor.cpp
index a6c307f..590ec16 100644
--- a/common/src/lua_processor.cpp
+++ b/common/src/lua_processor.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "vfs.h"
 
 LuaProcessor::LuaProcessor(Session& context) {
-  _lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base, sol::lib::string, sol::lib::io, sol::lib::table);
+  _lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base, sol::lib::string, sol::lib::table);
 
   /* Expose vfs_node struct members to Lua. */
   _lua.new_usertype<vfs_node>("vfs_node",
diff --git a/common/src/net/message_protocol.h b/common/src/net/message_protocol.h
index e747be1..dc492fc 100644
--- a/common/src/net/message_protocol.h
+++ b/common/src/net/message_protocol.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ enum class Opcode : uint8_t {
   C2S_COMMAND,    /* args: [session_id, command] */
   C2S_WRITE_FILE, /* args: [session_id, path, content] */
   C2S_READ_FILE,  /* args: [session_id, path] */
+  C2S_BUILD_FILE, /* args: [session_id, path, content] */
 
   /* Server -> Client messages. */
   S2C_CREATE_ACCOUNT_SUCCESS,
diff --git a/server/src/network_manager.cpp b/server/src/network_manager.cpp
index acf06b5..ad5bc53 100644
--- a/server/src/network_manager.cpp
+++ b/server/src/network_manager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "network_manager.h"
+#include "lua_api.h"
 #include "net/message_protocol.h"
 #include "db/database_manager.h"
 
@@ -210,6 +211,28 @@ void NetworkManager::on_message(std::shared_ptr<net::TcpConnection> connection,
         }
       }
       break;
+      case net_protocol::Opcode::C2S_BUILD_FILE:
+        if(args.size() == 3) {
+          uint32_t session_id = std::stoul(args[0]);
+          if(player->sessions.count(session_id)) {
+            Session* session = player->sessions.at(session_id).get();
+            const std::string& path = args[1];
+            const std::string& content = args[2];
+
+            /* Save the file to ensure the VFS is up to date. */
+            session->write_file(path, content);
+
+            /* The 'build.lua' script is just a wrapper around 'api::create_executable'. */
+            std::string exec_path = path;
+            size_t dot_pos = exec_path.rfind(".lua");
+            if(dot_pos != std::string::npos) {
+              exec_path.erase(dot_pos);
+            }
+            /* The api function returns an error string, but we'll ignore it here for now. */
+            api::create_executable(*session, exec_path, content);
+          }
+        }
+        break;
     default:
       fprintf(stderr, "Received invalid opcode %d from active player.\n",
               static_cast<int>(opcode));