diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 480d45493..5b7dfca5a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ _SS/
 db.json
 .eslintrc.json
 yarn.lock
-package.json
 package-lock.json
 db.json
 db backup.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b55ba88f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {}
+}
diff --git a/server/src/package.json b/server/src/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..345ca8caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "nodestart": "nodemon app.js",
+    "start": "node app.js"
+  }
+}