diff --git a/.ebextensions/02_nodecommand.config b/.ebextensions/02_nodecommand.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4c9f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ebextensions/02_nodecommand.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# 02_nodecommand.config
+option_settings:
+  aws:elasticbeanstalk:container:nodejs:
+    NodeCommand: "npm run start:prod"
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed072b6..9f1cbe5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ lib-cov
 *.out
 *.pid
 package-lock.json
+
+# Elastic Beanstalk Files
+.elasticbeanstalk/*
+!.elasticbeanstalk/*.cfg.yml
+!.elasticbeanstalk/*.global.yml
+.ebextensions/01_envvar.config
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f380845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Force npm to run node-gyp also as root, preventing permission denied errors in AWS with npm@5
+unsafe-perm=true
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