diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b106e3a..c81dbce 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
-**/*.js
+src/*.js
 dist
 **/*.d.ts
 **/*.d.ts.map
diff --git a/scripts/start.js b/scripts/start.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..271c1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { execSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+try {
+	console.log(`Running migrations`);
+  execSync('npm run prisma:migrate');
+} catch (error) {
+	console.log(error);
+  // Handle any potential migration errors here
+}
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const childProcess = spawn('node', ['./dist/index.js', ...args], {
+  stdio: 'inherit',
+});
+
+childProcess.on('exit', (code) => {
+  process.exit(code);
+});