diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0560e4baa..861fdd790 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ Thumbs.db
 vite.config.*.timestamp*
 vitest.config.*.timestamp*
 test-output
+
+apps/*/data
diff --git a/_regroup_monorepo/apps/server/package.json b/_regroup_monorepo/apps/server/package.json
index eaf878f6c..24c371ba5 100644
--- a/_regroup_monorepo/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/_regroup_monorepo/apps/server/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "build:prepare-dist": "npm run build:clean && npm run build:ts && npm run build:copy-dist",
     "build:ts": "tsc",
     "dist:start": "npm run build:prepare-dist && cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data node build/src/main.js",
-    "start": "cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data TRILIUM_ENV=dev nodemon src/main.ts",
+    "start": "cross-env nodemon src/main.ts",
     "test": "cross-env TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./spec/data TRILIUM_INTEGRATION_TEST=memory vitest",
     "coverage": "cross-env TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./spec/data TRILIUM_INTEGRATION_TEST=memory vitest --coverage",
     "package": "bash ./scripts/build-server.sh"
diff --git a/apps/server/.serve.env b/apps/server/.serve.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbc02e34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/.serve.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+TRILIUM_ENV=dev
+TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./apps/server/data
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