diff --git a/webapp/ecosystem.js b/webapp/ecosystem.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ed1d10a..0000000
--- a/webapp/ecosystem.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-    apps: [
-      {
-        name: "web",
-        script: "./node_modules/@vue/cli-service/bin/vue-cli-service.js",
-        args: "serve"
-      }
-    ]
-  };
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diff --git a/webapp/index.js b/webapp/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25d24b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const path = require("path");
+const express = require("express");
+const app = express(); // create express app
+
+// add middlewares
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, ".", "dist")));
+app.use(express.static("public"));
+
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, ".", "dist", "index.html"));
+});
+
+// start express server on port 5000
+app.listen(3000, () => {
+  console.log("server started on port 3000");
+});
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diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index a4111a7..a0b5a0d 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@trevoreyre/autocomplete-vue": "^2.4.1",
     "axios": "^1.5.1",
     "bootstrap": "5.1.3",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
     "fs-web": "^1.0.1",
     "pinia": "2.0.14",
     "prismjs": "1.28.0",