diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..9bea433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/Server/.gitignore b/Server/.gitignore
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index 0000000..2afd6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dist/*.js
+
+yarn.lock
+package-lock.json
+node_modules/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Server/dist/.gitkeep b/Server/dist/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/Server/nodemon.json b/Server/nodemon.json
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index 0000000..37a4452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/nodemon.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"watch": ["src"],
+	"ext": "ts",
+	"exec": "ts-standard --fix && ts-node src/server.ts"
+}
diff --git a/Server/package.json b/Server/package.json
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index 0000000..0c449f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "instinct-server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node dist/server.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon",
+    "build": "npx tsc",
+    "format": "ts-standard --fix"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
+    "@types/node": "^20.14.9",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.5.3"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.4",
+    "ts-standard": "^12.0.2"
+  },
+  "ts-standard": {
+    "project": "./tsconfig.json"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Server/tsconfig.json b/Server/tsconfig.json
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index 0000000..333d1f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"target": "ES6",
+		"module": "commonjs",
+		"outDir": "./dist",
+		"rootDir": "./src",
+		"strict": true, // This enables all strict type-checking options
+		"noImplicitAny": true, // Raise error on expressions and declarations with an implied `any` type.
+		"strictNullChecks": true, // Ensure `null` and `undefined` are only assignable to themselves and `any` (use `--strict` to enable this flag).
+		"strictFunctionTypes": true, // Ensure function type compatibility is strict.
+		"strictBindCallApply": true, // Ensure `bind`, `call`, and `apply` methods on functions strictly enforce their declared `this` parameter and argument types.
+		"strictPropertyInitialization": true, // Ensure class properties are correctly initialized in the constructor.
+		"noImplicitThis": true, // Raise error on `this` expressions with an implied `any` type.
+		"alwaysStrict": true, // Ensure `use strict` is always emitted.
+		"noUnusedLocals": true, // Report errors on unused locals.
+		"noUnusedParameters": true, // Report errors on unused parameters.
+		"noImplicitReturns": true, // Ensure all code paths in a function return a value.
+		"noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true, // Report errors for fallthrough cases in switch statements.
+		"esModuleInterop": true, // Enable compatibility with ECMAScript modules.
+		"skipLibCheck": true, // Skip type checking of declaration files.
+		"forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true // Ensure file names are in consistent casing.
+	}
+}