diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d40cf581b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web java $JAVA_OPTS -jar redpen-server/target/dependency/jetty-runner.jar --port $PORT redpen-server/target/*.war
diff --git a/redpen-server/pom.xml b/redpen-server/pom.xml
index cb11be8c8..71eca04d4 100644
--- a/redpen-server/pom.xml
+++ b/redpen-server/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@
                             </outputDirectory>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <artifactItems>
+                                <artifactItem>
+                                    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>jetty-runner</artifactId>
+                                    <version>9.2.1.v20140609</version>
+                                    <destFileName>jetty-runner.jar</destFileName>
+                                </artifactItem>
+                            </artifactItems>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/system.properties b/system.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e8606c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+java.runtime.version=1.8