diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 713d500..deed335 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules/
+dist/
 .env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6db64d..1853c17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,32 @@
 mipilin **mipilin**
 
 ![website screenshot](./screenshot.png)
+
+## Running locally
+
+```sh
+## get repository
+git clone https://git.sr.ht/~roxwize/mipilin
+cd mipilin
+
+## setup environment variables
+cp .env.example .env
+$EDITOR .env # If $EDITOR is not set, replace it with your text editor of choice
+
+## start server
+pnpm install
+pnpm build # Compile TypeScript files to JavaScript in ./dist/
+pnpm start
+```
+
+You can also run the server's TypeScript directly by using `pnpm dev`.
+
+### Environment variables
+
+Keep your `.env` file to yourself. The only non-sensitive field is `LISTEN_ON_SOCKET`.
+
+| Variable | Description | Required |
+| -------- | ----------- | -------- |
+| `LISTEN_ON_SOCKET` | If set to `true` the server will run on a Unix socket at `/run/user/[UUID]/mipilin/mipilin.sock` | no |
+| `DATABASE_URL` | URL where your PostgresQL database will be accessed | **yes** |
+| `COOKIE_SECRET` | Can be any string, used to sign cookies | **yes** |
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 788020a..fbd8345 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ object-src 'none'; base-uri 'none';"
 
     const path = process.env.LISTEN_ON_SOCKET === "true" ? `/run/user/${process.getuid()}/mipilin/mipilin.sock` : 1337;
     app.listen(path, () => {
-        console.log(`mipilin is now listening on ${path}!! Requests will be printed below. Good Luck`);
+        console.log(`mipilin is now listening on ${typeof path === "number" ? "https://127.0.0.1:" + path + "/" : path}!! Requests will be printed below. Good Luck`);
     });
 })();
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61782c1..c5e8abd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,39 +1,41 @@
 {
-  "name": "frontend",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "",
-  "type": "module",
-  "main": "main.ts",
-  "scripts": {
-    "start": "tsx main.ts"
-  },
-  "keywords": [],
-  "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
-    "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
-    "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
-    "connect-pg-simple": "^10.0.0",
-    "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
-    "drizzle-orm": "^0.36.1",
-    "express": "^4.21.1",
-    "express-session": "^1.18.1",
-    "pg": "^8.13.1",
-    "pug": "^3.0.3",
-    "typescript": "^5.6.3"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.2",
-    "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.5",
-    "@types/connect-flash": "^0.0.40",
-    "@types/connect-pg-simple": "^7.0.3",
-    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
-    "@types/express-session": "^1.18.0",
-    "@types/pg": "^8.11.10",
-    "@types/pug": "^2.0.10",
-    "drizzle-kit": "^0.28.0",
-    "tsx": "4.19.2"
-  }
+    "name": "frontend",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "",
+    "type": "module",
+    "main": "main.ts",
+    "scripts": {
+        "build": "tsc",
+        "start": "node dist/main.js",
+        "dev": "tsx main.ts"
+    },
+    "keywords": [],
+    "author": "",
+    "license": "ISC",
+    "dependencies": {
+        "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
+        "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
+        "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
+        "connect-pg-simple": "^10.0.0",
+        "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "drizzle-orm": "^0.36.1",
+        "express": "^4.21.1",
+        "express-session": "^1.18.1",
+        "pg": "^8.13.1",
+        "pug": "^3.0.3",
+        "typescript": "^5.6.3"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.2",
+        "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.5",
+        "@types/connect-flash": "^0.0.40",
+        "@types/connect-pg-simple": "^7.0.3",
+        "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+        "@types/express-session": "^1.18.0",
+        "@types/pg": "^8.11.10",
+        "@types/pug": "^2.0.10",
+        "drizzle-kit": "^0.28.0",
+        "tsx": "4.19.2"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index efe9bfb..59ec0e2 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "lib": ["ESNext"],
-    "target": "ES6",
-    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
-    "module": "NodeNext"
-  }
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "lib": ["ESNext"],
+        "target": "ES6",
+        "esModuleInterop": true,
+        "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+        "module": "NodeNext",
+        "outDir": "dist/"
+    },
+    "exclude": ["node_modules/", "drizzle.config.ts"]
 }