diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0a716d6..cac34cf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ RUN npm run build
 EXPOSE 80 6379 3306
 
 # Copy and make the startup script executable
-COPY docker-start.sh /usr/src/start.sh
-RUN chmod +x /usr/src/start.sh
+COPY docker-start.sh /usr/src/dist/start.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/src/dist/start.sh
 
 # Use the shell script as the entry point
-CMD ["/usr/src/start.sh"]
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+CMD ["/usr/src/dist/start.sh"]
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diff --git a/docker-start.sh b/docker-start.sh
index a8c2d4e..360d9a1 100644
--- a/docker-start.sh
+++ b/docker-start.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ echo "MySQL is ready!"
 npx mikro-orm migration:up
 
 # Start the Node.js application in a tmux session
-tmux new-session -d -s nodeapp "node src/server.js"
+tmux new-session -d -s nodeapp "npm run start"
 echo "App is running in tmux session. Attach with: tmux attach-session -t nodeapp"
 
 # Keep container running
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 164a140..cceb687 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node src/server.js",
+    "start": "node --experimental-specifier-resolution=node dist/server.js",
     "dev": "nodemon --exec tsx src/server.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
     "format": "prettier --write src/",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index cfa92e3..44b2379 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
 
+    // Output
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
       "#application/*": ["./src/application/*"],