diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4c6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dist
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac0d278..f4df309 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node generate-gallery-index.js",
     "schedule": "node schedule-build.js",
+    "static": "rm -rf dist && mkdir -p dist && cp -r public/* dist/",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],