diff --git a/apps/server/.serve-nodir.env b/apps/server/.serve-nodir.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3612d5d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/.serve-nodir.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TRILIUM_ENV=dev
+TRILIUM_RESOURCE_DIR=./apps/server/dist
+TRILIUM_PUBLIC_SERVER=http://localhost:4200
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 90bdaa43c..90059e207 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@
           "runBuildTargetDependencies": false
         }
       },
+      "serve-nodir": {
+        "executor": "@nx/js:node",
+        "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [
+              "client"
+            ],
+            "target": "serve"
+          },
+          "build-without-client"
+        ],
+        "continuous": true,
+        "options": {
+          "buildTarget": "server:build-without-client:development",
+          "runBuildTargetDependencies": false
+        }
+      },
       "edit-integration-db": {
         "executor": "@nx/js:node",
         "dependsOn": [