diff --git a/apps/electron/.gitignore b/apps/electron/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6320cd248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/electron/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/electron/package.json b/apps/electron/package.json
index bff402ef4..bd44dd360 100644
--- a/apps/electron/package.json
+++ b/apps/electron/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data TRILIUM_ENV=dev electron ./src/electron-main.ts --inspect=5858 ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "electron-debug": "4.1.0",