diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6c2879..f5598f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
   "name": "carpool-backend",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "",
-  "main": "index.js",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e0d3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"outDir": "dist/"
+	},
+	"include": ["src/"],
+	"exclude": ["node_modules/"],
+}
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