diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43e4740f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This file is used by the GN meta build system to find the root of the source
+# tree and to set startup options. For documentation on the values set in this
+# file, run "gn help dotfile" at the command line.
+
+buildconfig = "//build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn"
+
+check_targets = [
+    "//libraries/*",
+    "//plugins/*",
+    "//programs/*"
+]
diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27fafc100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+flags = []
+if(build_type == "debug") {
+    flags += ["-O0", "-g"]
+}
+else if(build_type == "release") {
+    flags += ["-O3", "-DNDEBUG"]
+}
+
+config("root") {
+    cflags_cc = [
+        "-std=c++17",
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Werror",
+        "-Wno-unused-parameter"
+    ] + flags
+}
+
diff --git a/build.gn b/build.gn
deleted file mode 100644
index e5e986193..000000000
--- a/build.gn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-declare_args() {
-    build_type = "debug"
-    enable_lto = false
-    enable_color = true
-    enable_full_build = true
-}
-
-declare_args() {
-    enable_mongo = false
-    enable_postgres = false
-    enable_bind_libraries = false
-    enable_benchmarks = false
-    enable_testing = true
-    enable_mainnet_build = false
-    enable_breakpad = false
-}
-
-flags = []
-if(build_type == "debug") {
-    flags += ["-O0", "-g"]
-}
-else if(build_type == "release") {
-    flags += ["-O3", "-DNDEBUG"]
-}
-
-config("root") {
-    cflags_cc = [
-        "-std=c++17",
-        "-Wall",
-        "-Wextra",
-        "-Werror",
-        "-Wno-unused-parameter"
-    ] + flags
-}
-