diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7114b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+lerna-debug.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log*
+
+#tempfile and workspaceconfig
+.tempfile
+.workspace-config.json
+package-lock.json
+
+# Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
+report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+*.lcov
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# Snowpack dependency directory (https://snowpack.dev/)
+web_modules/
+
+# TypeScript cache
+*.tsbuildinfo
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional stylelint cache
+.stylelintcache
+
+# Microbundle cache
+.rpt2_cache/
+.rts2_cache_cjs/
+.rts2_cache_es/
+.rts2_cache_umd/
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+# dotenv environment variable files
+.env
+.env.development.local
+.env.test.local
+.env.production.local
+.env.local
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+.cache
+.parcel-cache
+
+# Next.js build output
+.next
+out
+
+# Nuxt.js build / generate output
+.nuxt
+dist
+
+# Gatsby files
+.cache/
+# Comment in the public line in if your project uses Gatsby and not Next.js
+# https://nextjs.org/blog/next-9-1#public-directory-support
+# public
+
+# vuepress build output
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# vuepress v2.x temp and cache directory
+.temp
+.cache
+
+# Serverless directories
+.serverless/
+
+# FuseBox cache
+.fusebox/
+
+# DynamoDB Local files
+.dynamodb/
+
+# TernJS port file
+.tern-port
+
+# Stores VSCode versions used for testing VSCode extensions
+.vscode-test
+
+# yarn v2
+.yarn/cache
+.yarn/unplugged
+.yarn/build-state.yml
+.yarn/install-state.gz
+.pnp.*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c115459..e11fbc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,27 +4,44 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "server.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node src/server.ts",
+    "start": "nodemon src/server.ts",
     "watch": "tsc-watch --esModuleInterop src/server.ts --outDir ./dist --onSuccess \"node ./dist/server.js\"",
     "test": "jasmine-ts",
+    "build": "npx tsc",
+    "lint": "eslint --ext .ts",
+    "prettier": "prettier \"src/**/*.ts\" --write",
     "tsc": "tsc"
   },
-  "author": "Udacity",
+  "author": "AnisB",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.1.3",
-    "pg": "^8.5.1"
+    "db-migrate": "^0.11.13",
+    "db-migrate-pg": "^1.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.15",
+    "pg": "^8.5.1",
+    "typescript": "^4.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.9",
     "@types/jasmine": "^3.6.3",
     "@types/pg": "^7.14.7",
+    "@types/supertest": "^2.0.11",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.10.1",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.10.1",
+    "eslint": "^7.27.0",
+    "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.4.0",
     "jasmine": "^3.6.4",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "^6.0.0",
     "jasmine-ts": "^0.3.0",
+    "prettier": "^2.3.0",
+    "supertest": "^6.1.3",
     "ts-node": "^9.1.1",
-    "tsc-watch": "^4.2.9"
+    "tsc-watch": "^4.2.9",
+    "typescript": "^4.5.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index d71f62f..1ee33aa 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ app.get('/', function (req: Request, res: Response) {
 app.listen(3000, function () {
     console.log(`starting app on: ${address}`)
 })
+
+export default app;