diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 34fd77f..7881d3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ goveralls: $(GOVERALLS_BIN)
 	@$(call print, "Sending coverage report.")
 	$(GOVERALLS_BIN) -coverprofile=coverage.txt -service=travis-ci
 
+rpc:
+	@$(call print, "Compiling protos.")
+	cd ./trmrpc; ./gen_protos.sh
+
 travis-race: lint unit-race
 
 travis-cover: lint unit-cover goveralls
diff --git a/trmrpc/README.md b/trmrpc/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1957730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trmrpc/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+trmrpc
+=====
+This package implements terminator's RPC client and server.
+
+## Generate protobuf definitions
+1. Follow the installation steps provided in lnd's [installation instructions](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/blob/master/lnrpc/README.md#generate-protobuf-definitions).
+
+2. Run [`gen_protos.sh`](https://github.com/lightninglabs/terminator/tree/master/trmrpc/gen_protos.sh) to generate new protobuf definitions.
diff --git a/trmrpc/gen_protos.sh b/trmrpc/gen_protos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7f49a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trmrpc/gen_protos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "Generating terminator gRPC server protos"
+
+# Generate the protos.
+protoc -I/usr/local/include -I. \
+       -I$GOPATH/src/github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/third_party/googleapis \
+       --go_out=plugins=grpc,paths=source_relative:. \
+       rpc.proto