diff --git a/server/.gitignore b/server/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849ddff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dist/
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 8693733..0932e26 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "npm run dev",
-    "dev": "ts-node --files ./src/server.ts"
+    "dev": "ts-node --files ./src/server.ts",
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "serve": "node dist/server.js"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
index 5d110dc..ca04309 100644
--- a/server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es5",
     "strict": true,
     "module": "commonjs",
     "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "outDir": "dist",
     "experimentalDecorators": true
   }
 }