diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59ccc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[build]
+target = "xtensa-esp32-espidf"
+
+[target.xtensa-esp32-espidf]
+linker = "ldproxy"
+# runner = "espflash --monitor" # Select this runner for espflash v1.x.x
+runner = "espflash flash --monitor" # Select this runner for espflash v2.x.x
+
+
+[unstable]
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort"]
+
+[env]
+# Note: these variables are not used when using pio builder (`cargo build --features pio`)
+ESP_IDF_VERSION = "release/v4.4"
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66b86d3..7c8d283 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 # Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
 *.vsix
 
+# ---> ESP embuild
+# Generated by rust analyser to speed up compile times
+.embuild/
+
 # ---> Rust
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..871951b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[package]
+name = "esp32-std-template"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Luke Else <mail@luke-else.co.uk>"]
+edition = "2021"
+resolver = "2"
+rust-version = "1.66"
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = "s"
+
+[profile.dev]
+debug = true    # Symbols are nice and they don't increase the size on Flash
+opt-level = "z"
+
+[features]
+
+default = ["std", "hal", "esp-idf-sys/native"]
+
+
+pio = ["esp-idf-sys/pio"]
+all = ["std", "nightly", "experimental", "embassy"]
+hal = ["esp-idf-hal", "embedded-svc", "esp-idf-svc"]
+std = ["alloc", "esp-idf-sys/std", "esp-idf-sys/binstart", "embedded-svc?/std", "esp-idf-hal?/std", "esp-idf-svc?/std"]
+alloc = ["embedded-svc?/alloc", "esp-idf-hal?/alloc", "esp-idf-svc?/alloc"]
+nightly = ["embedded-svc?/nightly", "esp-idf-svc?/nightly"] # Future: "esp-idf-hal?/nightly"
+experimental = ["embedded-svc?/experimental", "esp-idf-svc?/experimental"]
+embassy = ["esp-idf-hal?/embassy-sync", "esp-idf-hal?/critical-section", "esp-idf-hal?/edge-executor", "esp-idf-svc?/embassy-time-driver", "esp-idf-svc?/embassy-time-isr-queue"]
+
+[dependencies]
+log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
+esp-idf-sys = { version = "0.33", default-features = false }
+esp-idf-hal = { version = "0.41", optional = true, default-features = false }
+esp-idf-svc = { version = "0.46", optional = true, default-features = false }
+embedded-svc = { version = "0.25", optional = true, default-features = false }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+embuild = "0.31.2"
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccb6e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Necessary because of this issue: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/9641
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    embuild::build::CfgArgs::output_propagated("ESP_IDF")?;
+    embuild::build::LinkArgs::output_propagated("ESP_IDF")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/rust-toolchain.toml b/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f5ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[toolchain]
+channel = "esp"
diff --git a/sdkconfig.defaults b/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca3b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Rust often needs a bit of an extra main task stack size compared to C (the default is 3K)
+CONFIG_ESP_MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE=7000
+
+# Use this to set FreeRTOS kernel tick frequency to 1000 Hz (100 Hz by default).
+# This allows to use 1 ms granuality for thread sleeps (10 ms by default).
+#CONFIG_FREERTOS_HZ=1000
+
+# Workaround for https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/7631
+#CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE=n
+#CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_DEFAULT_FULL=n
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b518d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use esp_idf_sys as _; // If using the `binstart` feature of `esp-idf-sys`, always keep this module imported
+use log::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    // It is necessary to call this function once. Otherwise some patches to the runtime
+    // implemented by esp-idf-sys might not link properly. See https://github.com/esp-rs/esp-idf-template/issues/71
+    esp_idf_sys::link_patches();
+    // Bind the log crate to the ESP Logging facilities
+    esp_idf_svc::log::EspLogger::initialize_default();
+
+    info!("Hello, world!");
+}