Build times are mostly a thing of the past.

README.md

@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ can be run as follows:
 3. Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example`.
 4. Optionally modify the values (not the keys) of `src/qrCodeUrls.ts` to point to up-to-date URLs for the Discord and the repository for this project, if they've changed. Please commit those changes.
 4. Run `npm install` to install dependencies. (See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detail about how to install dependencies when changing the set of dependencies.)
-5. Run `npm run build` to make `npm run start` work (I haven't investigated why this is necessary).
-5. Run `npm run start`.
+5. Run `npm run dev`.
 
 ### How to use
 

package.json

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   "files": ["./dist/*", "./views/*"],
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf ./dist/",
-    "build": "npm run build-ts && npx vite build && npm run generate:qr",
-    "dev": "npm run build && npm run start",
+    "build": "npm run build-ts && vite build && npm run generate:qr",
+    "dev": "vite build && npm run generate:qr && ts-node ./src/server.ts",
     "generate:qr": "ts-node ./scripts/generate-qr.ts",
     "build-ts": "tsc",
     "watch-ts": "tsc -w",

src/app.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ app.use(compression());
 app.use(bodyParser.json());
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
-app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, "public"), { maxAge: 0 }));
+app.use(express.static(path.join("dist", "public"), { maxAge: 0 }));
 app.use("/api/*", cache("1 minute"));
 
 app.get("/", homeController.index);