diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 087a10b8d..0ec88c574 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@
             }
           ]
         }
+      },
+      "test-build": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          "build"
+        ],
+        "command": "vitest --config {projectRoot}/vitest.build.config.mts"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/apps/server/spec/build-checks/artifacts.spec.ts b/apps/server/spec/build-checks/artifacts.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b20eb681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/spec/build-checks/artifacts.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { globSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { it, describe, expect } from "vitest";
+
+describe("Check artifacts are present", () => {
+    const distPath = join(__dirname, "../../dist");
+
+    it("has the necessary node modules", async () => {
+        const paths = [
+            "node_modules/better-sqlite3",
+            "node_modules/bindings",
+            "node_modules/file-uri-to-path"
+        ];
+
+        ensurePathsExist(paths);
+    });
+
+    it("includes the client", async () => {
+        const paths = [
+            "public/assets",
+            "public/fonts",
+            "public/node_modules",
+            "public/src",
+            "public/stylesheets",
+            "public/translations"
+        ];
+
+        ensurePathsExist(paths);
+    });
+
+    it("includes necessary assets", async () => {
+        const paths = [
+            "assets",
+            "share-theme"
+        ];
+
+        ensurePathsExist(paths);
+    });
+
+    function ensurePathsExist(paths: string[]) {
+        for (const path of paths) {
+            const result = globSync(join(distPath, path, "**"));
+            expect(result, path).not.toHaveLength(0);
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/vite.config.mts b/apps/server/vite.config.mts
index f67dede11..76829347a 100644
--- a/apps/server/vite.config.mts
+++ b/apps/server/vite.config.mts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export default defineConfig(() => ({
     setupFiles: ["./spec/setup.ts"],
     environment: "node",
     include: ['{src,spec}/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
+    exclude: [
+      "spec/build-checks/**",
+    ],
     reporters: [
       "verbose"
     ],
diff --git a/apps/server/vitest.build.config.mts b/apps/server/vitest.build.config.mts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9542fd55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/vitest.build.config.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/// <reference types='vitest' />
+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+
+export default defineConfig(() => ({
+  root: __dirname,
+  cacheDir: '../../node_modules/.vite/apps/server',
+  plugins: [],
+  test: {
+    watch: false,
+    globals: true,
+    setupFiles: ["./spec/setup.ts"],
+    environment: "node",
+    include: ['spec/build-checks/**'],
+    reporters: [
+      "verbose"
+    ]
+  },
+}));