diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9659f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
+
+function createWindow () {
+  // Create the browser window.
+  const win = new BrowserWindow({
+    width: 800,
+    height: 600,
+    webPreferences: {
+      nodeIntegration: true
+    }
+  })
+
+  // The starting point of the app
+  win.loadFile('index.html')
+}
+
+// This method will be called when Electron has finished
+// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
+// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
+app.whenReady().then(createWindow)
+
+// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
+// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
+// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
+app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+    app.quit()
+  }
+})
+
+app.on('activate', () => {
+  // On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
+  // dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
+  if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
+    createWindow()
+  }
+})
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dafb0e8..e96f996 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "https://code.vikunja.io/desktop",
   "license": "GPLv3",
-  "private": false,
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "^9.1.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "electron ."
   }
 }