diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/*
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diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
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+module.exports = function(grunt) {
+  grunt.initConfig({
+    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
+    meta: {
+      build: "dist"
+    },
+    connect: {
+      server: {
+        options: {
+          port: 3000,
+          protocol: 'http',
+          hostname: 'localhost',
+          base: '.',
+          debug: false,
+          livereload: true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    watch: {
+      options: {
+        livereload: true
+      },
+      html: {
+        files: ['*'],
+        options: {
+          spawn: false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  });
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-connect');
+  grunt.registerTask('default', ['connect', 'watch']);
+};
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "LoquiIM",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "description": "FirefoxOS IM chat client",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "LoquiIM Community",
+    "site": "loqui.im"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/loqui/im"
+  },
+  "license": {
+    "type": "AGPL"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "grunt": "~0.4.1",
+    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.5.3",
+    "grunt-contrib-connect": "~0.6.0"
+  }
+}
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