diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3e75c72..db9a5a1 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "server",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node ./index.js",
-    "dev": "nodemon ./index.js"
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon index.js"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "14.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
diff --git a/backend/vercel.json b/backend/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcc7720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "version": 2,
+  "builds": [
+    {
+      "src": "./index.js",
+      "use": "@vercel/node"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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