diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e43d8fb..77d07ffa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ project(ELOG)
 
 # C++ version
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 # compile options
 option(USE_SSL  "Use OpenSSL library for https" ON)
diff --git a/compile_commands.json b/compile_commands.json
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..25eb4b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile_commands.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/compile_commands.json
\ No newline at end of file