diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d9e7b18..649a1d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 notes.md
 todo.md
 
+# just for testing
+binaries/nodeapp-macos 
+binaries/nodeapp-alpine 
+
 dist/public/uploads
 
 dist/config/app.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 529fa05..3297a92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "start-hosting": "HOSTING_PROVIDER=true ts-node ./app.ts",
     "prod": "cp config/app.json dist/config/app.json && cp config/config.json dist/config/config.json && env NODE_ENV=production node dist/app.js",
     "tsc": "rm -rf dist/ && tsc && cp -r public dist/public",
-    "dev": "rm -rf dist/ && tsc && cp -r public dist/public && node --inspect ./dist/app.js"
+    "dev": "rm -rf dist/ && tsc && cp -r public dist/public && node --inspect ./dist/app.js",
+    "start-ecs": "export NODE_ALIAS=$(curl $ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI | echo $(jq -r .DockerName)) && export NODE_IP=$(curl $ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI | echo $(jq -r .DockerName).$NODE_DOMAIN) && export NODE_ENV=production && node dist/app.js"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",