diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c49bc7..d4ff3c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "documentation": "solidity-docgen --solc-module ./node_modules/solc",
     "test": "truffle test --network development",
     "coverage": "truffle run coverage --file='test/*.test.js' --network coverage",
-    "start": "webpack-dev-server"
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "heroku-postbuild": "truffle compile && webpack -p"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1585f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const path = require('path');
+const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
+const app = express();
+
+// the __dirname is the current directory from where the script is running
+app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
+
+// send the user to index html page inspite of the url
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.html'));
+});
+app.get('/deploy.html', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'deploy.html'));
+});
+app.get('/interact.html', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.resolve(__dirname, 'interact.html'));
+});
+
+app.listen(port);
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