diff --git a/client/.npmrc b/client/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6f27f13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index f662261b..c9767c96 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,9 @@
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^2.1.0",
     "sass": "^1.54.9",
     "vite": "^3.1.0"
+  },
+  "engines" : { 
+    "npm" : ">=8.0.0",
+    "node" : ">=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c8226697..d168e766 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ The server folder contains a node.js server using [express](https://expressjs.co
 
 1. Open a terminal within the `/server` folder 
 2. Run `npm install` to install all the depedencies 
-3. Run `node index` to start the server 
+3. Run `npm run dev` to start the server 
 
 The application should connect to the default server port (3042) automatically! 
 
-_Hint_ - Use [nodemon](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon) instead of `node` to automatically restart the server on any changes.
\ No newline at end of file
+_Hint_ - Use [nodemon](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon) instead of `node` to automatically restart the server on any changes.
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index c03b40a9..0b99f6d4 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "dev": "node index",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],