diff --git a/create_release.py b/create_release.py
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+import os
+import shutil
+import zipfile
+
+cur_wd = os.getcwd()
+release_dir = os.path.join(cur_wd, "releases")
+
+terraria_bin_name = "TerrariaServer.exe"
+sql_bins_names = ["Mono.Data.Sqlite.dll", "MySql.Data.dll", "MySql.Web.dll"]
+sqlite_dep = "sqlite3.dll"
+json_bin_name = "Newtonsoft.Json.dll"
+http_bin_name = "HttpServer.dll"
+tshock_bin_name = "TShockAPI.dll"
+tshock_symbols = "TShockAPI.pdb"
+
+terraria_bin = os.path.join(cur_wd, "TerrariaServerBins", terraria_bin_name)
+sql_dep = os.path.join(cur_wd, "SqlBins")
+http_bin = os.path.join(cur_wd, "HttpBins", http_bin_name)
+json_bin = os.path.join(cur_wd, "TShockAPI", json_bin_name)
+release_bin = os.path.join(cur_wd, "TShockAPI", "bin", "Release", tshock_bin_name)
+debug_folder = os.path.join(cur_wd, "TShockAPI", "bin", "Debug")
+
+
+def create_release_folder():
+  os.mkdir(release_dir)
+
+def copy_dependencies():
+  shutil.copy(terraria_bin, release_dir)
+  shutil.copy(http_bin, release_dir)
+  shutil.copy(json_bin, release_dir)
+  shutil.copy(os.path.join(sql_dep, sqlite_dep), release_dir)
+  for f in sql_bins_names:
+    shutil.copy(os.path.join(sql_dep, f), release_dir)
+  
+def copy_debug_files():
+  shutil.copy(os.path.join(debug_folder, tshock_bin_name), release_dir)
+  shutil.copy(os.path.join(debug_folder, tshock_symbols), release_dir)
+
+def copy_release_files():
+  shutil.copy(release_bin, release_dir)
+  shutil.copy(release_bin, release_dir)
+
+def create_base_zip(name):
+  os.chdir(release_dir)
+  zip = zipfile.ZipFile(name, "w")
+  zip.write(terraria_bin_name)
+  zip.write(sqlite_dep)
+  zip.write(http_bin_name, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", http_bin_name))
+  zip.write(json_bin_name, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", json_bin_name))
+  for f in sql_bins_names:
+    zip.write(f, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", f))
+  return zip
+
+def package_release():
+  copy_release_files()
+  zip = create_base_zip("tshock_release.zip")
+  zip.write(tshock_bin_name, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", tshock_bin_name))
+  zip.close()
+  os.remove(tshock_bin_name)
+  os.chdir(cur_wd)
+
+def package_debug():
+  copy_debug_files()
+  zip = create_base_zip("tshock_debug.zip")
+  zip.write(tshock_bin_name, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", tshock_bin_name))
+  zip.write(tshock_symbols, os.path.join("ServerPlugins", tshock_symbols))
+  zip.close()
+  os.remove(tshock_bin_name)
+  os.remove(tshock_symbols)
+  os.chdir(cur_wd)
+
+def delete_files():
+  os.chdir(release_dir)
+  os.remove(terraria_bin_name)
+  for f in sql_bins_names:
+    os.remove(f)
+  os.remove(sqlite_dep)
+  os.remove(json_bin_name)
+  os.remove(http_bin_name)
+  os.chdir(cur_wd)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  create_release_folder()
+  copy_dependencies()
+  package_release()
+  package_debug()
+  delete_files()