diff --git a/server/bun.lock b/server/bun.lock
index 9b723bd..2acdb6e 100644
--- a/server/bun.lock
+++ b/server/bun.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 {
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "configVersion": 0,
   "workspaces": {
     "": {
       "name": "albert-jeffers-studios-server",
       "dependencies": {
         "@prisma/client": "^6.18.0",
+        "@types/bcrypt": "6.0.0",
         "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.9",
         "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@
 
     "@standard-schema/spec": ["@standard-schema/spec@1.0.0", "", {}, "sha512-m2bOd0f2RT9k8QJx1JN85cZYyH1RqFBdlwtkSlf4tBDYLCiiZnv1fIIwacK6cqwXavOydf0NPToMQgpKq+dVlA=="],
 
+    "@types/bcrypt": ["@types/bcrypt@6.0.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/node": "*" } }, "sha512-/oJGukuH3D2+D+3H4JWLaAsJ/ji86dhRidzZ/Od7H/i8g+aCmvkeCc6Ni/f9uxGLSQVCRZkX2/lqEFG2BvWtlQ=="],
+
     "@types/body-parser": ["@types/body-parser@1.19.6", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/connect": "*", "@types/node": "*" } }, "sha512-HLFeCYgz89uk22N5Qg3dvGvsv46B8GLvKKo1zKG4NybA8U2DiEO3w9lqGg29t/tfLRJpJ6iQxnVw4OnB7MoM9g=="],
 
     "@types/connect": ["@types/connect@3.4.38", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/node": "*" } }, "sha512-K6uROf1LD88uDQqJCktA4yzL1YYAK6NgfsI0v/mTgyPKWsX1CnJ0XPSDhViejru1GcRkLWb8RlzFYJRqGUbaug=="],
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 75846bc..b8c18f2 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix .",
-    "build": "tsc --outDir=dist"
+    "build": "tsc"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^5.0.3",
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "^6.18.0",
+    "@types/bcrypt": "6.0.0",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.9",
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
diff --git a/server/tsconfig.json b/server/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17f0838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    // Environment setup & latest features
+    "lib": ["ESNext"],
+    "target": "ESNext",
+    "module": "Preserve",
+    "moduleDetection": "force",
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "allowJs": true,
+
+    // Bundler mode
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+
+    // Best practices
+    "strict": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
+    "noImplicitOverride": true,
+
+    // Some stricter flags (disabled by default)
+    "noUnusedLocals": false,
+    "noUnusedParameters": false,
+    "noPropertyAccessFromIndexSignature": false
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}