diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index da08937..4044b07 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "description": "EPPP public server application. Bootstrap placeholder — the Fastify 5 application shell lands in a later story.",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
-    "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit"
+    "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js"
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",