diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8667649..5902a10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 *.swo
 *~
 node_modules/
+nohup.out
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c332e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+nohup hotnode app.js &