diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e4d9f8..40bc30c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
+loader/venv
+
+# dist folders
+dist
 frontend/dist
 backend/dist
-loader/venv
+
 # sqlite file
 *.db
 *.sqbpro
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..79d2f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+parent_path=$( cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" ; pwd -P )
+
+cd "$parent_path"/frontend
+npm install
+npm run build
+cd ../
+cp -r ./frontend/dist ./dist/frontend
+
+cd "$parent_path"/frontend
+npm install
+npm run build
+cd ../
+cp -r ./backend/dist ./dist
+
+cp ./backend/package.json ./dist/package.json
+cd "$parent_path"/dist
+npm install