diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a0f534..96ddf93 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ build/test_results/*
 node_modules/
 
 # Compiled css and js (from and stylus and coffeescript)
-public/stylesheets/*.css
-public/javascripts/*.js
+lib/public/stylesheets/*.css
+lib/public/javascripts/*.js
 
 # Node.js monitor module
 nodemon-ignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ nodemon-ignore
 
 #ignoring selenium.jar
 selenium-server.jar
+
diff --git a/build/lib/buildHelper.coffee b/build/lib/buildHelper.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7742a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/lib/buildHelper.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+child_process = require 'child_process'
+
+exports.execute = (command) ->
+  child_process.spawn '/bin/sh', ['-c', command], customFds: [0, 0, 0]
+
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.js b/spec/spec_helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcf7bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+require('jessie').sugar()
+require('coffee-script');
+
+// More sugar
+any     = jasmine.any
+stub    = jasmine.createSpy
+stubObj = jasmine.createSpyObj
+noop    = function() {/*NoOp*/}
+
diff --git a/spec/unit/server_spec.coffee b/spec/unit/server_spec.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27760b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/server_spec.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+WRITEBOARD_SERVER = '../../lib/server'
+
+describe 'The Writeboard server', ->
+  beforeEach ->
+    @webAppMock = stubObj 'webAppMock', ['configure', 'listen']
+    @expressMock = createServer: noop
+    spyOn(@expressMock, 'createServer').andReturn @webAppMock
+
+  it 'should create an Express web application', ->
+    require(WRITEBOARD_SERVER) @expressMock
+    @expressMock.createServer.should_have_been_called()
+
+  it 'should be configured', ->
+    require(WRITEBOARD_SERVER) @expressMock
+    @webAppMock.configure.should_have_been_called_with any Function
+
+  it 'should listen on port 9796', ->
+    require(WRITEBOARD_SERVER) @expressMock
+    @webAppMock.listen.should_have_been_called_with 9796
+
+  it 'should initialize the controllers', ->
+    controllerOne = stub 'controllerOne'
+    controllerTwo = stub 'controllerTwo'
+    nowJsStub = stub 'nowJs'
+
+    require(WRITEBOARD_SERVER) @expressMock, (stub 'stylus'), (stub 'nib'), nowJsStub,
+      controllerOne, controllerTwo
+    controllerOne.should_have_been_called_with @webAppMock, nowJsStub
+    controllerTwo.should_have_been_called_with @webAppMock, nowJsStub
+