diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 55c865e5..0ef14953 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -146,3 +146,23 @@ db-dump: # Dump the current database, use `DUMP_NAME` to change the name of the
 
 db-from-dump: # Load a dumped database, use `DUMP_NAME` to change the name of the dump
 	@PGPASSWORD='postgres' psql -h localhost -U postgres postgres -f ./.dumps/$(DUMP_NAME).dump
+
+
+# platform-helper
+
+# target specific variables (not global)
+codebase-build codebase-deploy copilot-ssh: profile = "fft"
+codebase-build codebase-deploy copilot-ssh: app = "fft"
+codebase-build codebase-deploy copilot-ssh: codebase = "fft"
+codebase-build codebase-deploy: commit := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+codebase-deploy: env = "dev"
+copilot-ssh: name = "web"
+
+codebase-build:
+	AWS_PROFILE=$(profile) platform-helper codebase build --app $(app) --codebase $(codebase) --commit $(commit)
+
+codebase-deploy:
+	AWS_PROFILE=$(profile) platform-helper codebase deploy --app $(app) --codebase $(codebase) --commit $(commit) --env $(env)
+
+copilot-ssh:
+	AWS_PROFILE=$(profile) copilot svc exec --app $(app) --env $(env) --name $(name) --command 'launcher bash'