diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index 8dfadbb5..7f7b30f5 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ FileUtils.chdir APP_ROOT do
   puts "\n== Preparing database =="
   system! "bin/rails db:prepare"
 
+  puts "\n== Generating React on Rails locales =="
+  system! "bin/rails react_on_rails:locale"
+
   puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
   system! "bin/rails log:clear tmp:clear"
 
diff --git a/conductor-setup.sh b/conductor-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..78d7adc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conductor-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Setting up React on Rails workspace..."
+
+# Note: This project requires Ruby 3.3.4. 
+# Please ensure you have the correct Ruby version active before running this script.
+
+# Copy environment files if they exist in the root
+if [ -f "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env" ]; then
+    cp "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env" .env
+    echo "✅ Copied .env file from root"
+elif [ -f "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env.example" ]; then
+    cp "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/.env.example" .env
+    echo "✅ Copied .env.example to .env"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/config/database.yml" ]; then
+    cp "$CONDUCTOR_ROOT_PATH/config/database.yml" config/database.yml
+    echo "✅ Copied database.yml from root"
+elif [ -f "config/database.yml.example" ]; then
+    cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
+    echo "✅ Copied database.yml.example to database.yml"
+fi
+
+# Run the standard Rails setup script
+echo "🔧 Running Rails setup script..."
+bin/setup --skip-server
+
+echo "✨ Setup complete! You can now run the development server."
diff --git a/conductor.json b/conductor.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f883f6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conductor.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "setup": "./conductor-setup.sh",
+    "run": "bin/dev",
+    "archive": ""
+  },
+  "runScriptMode": "nonconcurrent"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24d478bc..273415f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Code from the React Webpack tutorial.",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "22",
+    "node": ">=22",
     "yarn": "1.22"
   },
   "repository": {