diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 454c8ee..ee6d682 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ server.py
 /workflows
 /spaß
 /node_modules
+*.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bedd8f4..7fc6820 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Visualiser for Uni2work workflows",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "npx http-server --cors -o ./editor.html",
+    "start": "start.sh",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b46d552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+echo 'transpiling to JS...'
+npx tsc
+echo 'starting server...'
+npx http-server --cors -o ./editor.html
\ No newline at end of file