diff --git a/server/Procfile b/server/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31a3add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: node dist/main.js
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 27172e9..7f7cfa1 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,9 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "mongoose": "^5.10.13",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.6"
-  }
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "14.x",
+    "npm": "6.14.8"
+}
 }
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 1c4994b..50b0deb 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ mongoose.connect(
 
 // set up routes
 
-app.use("/users", require("./routes/users"));
\ No newline at end of file
+app.use("/users", require("./routes/users"));
+app.get('/', (req, res) => { res.send('Hello from Express!')};