diff --git a/todomvc/.gitignore b/todomvc/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38f2474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todomvc/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+js/*.js
+js/*.js.map
diff --git a/todomvc/README.md b/todomvc/README.md
index 5210584..969ea93 100644
--- a/todomvc/README.md
+++ b/todomvc/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ TypeScript integration points are highlighted:
 
 ## Running
 ```
-tsc --sourcemap js\todos.ts
-start index.html
+npm install
+npm start
 ```
 
 ## Caveats
diff --git a/todomvc/package.json b/todomvc/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f16a933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todomvc/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "typescript-todomvc",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "TodoMVC/TypeScript demo",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScriptSamples.git"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "http-server": "^0.11.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "typescript": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "tsc && http-server -o"
+  }
+}