diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
index e3ffb18..150bcba 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
@@ -1,92 +1,3 @@
 "use strict";
-var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
-    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
-};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const express_1 = __importDefault(require("express"));
-const Activity_1 = require("./models/Activity");
-const database_1 = require("./config/database");
-const Leaderboard_1 = require("./models/Leaderboard");
-const Team_1 = require("./models/Team");
-const User_1 = require("./models/User");
-const Workout_1 = require("./models/Workout");
-const app = (0, express_1.default)();
-const port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 8000;
-const codespaceName = process.env.CODESPACE_NAME;
-const baseUrl = codespaceName
-    ? `https://${codespaceName}-8000.app.github.dev`
-    : `http://localhost:${port}`;
-app.use(express_1.default.json());
-app.get("/health", (_req, res) => {
-    res.status(200).json({ status: "ok", baseUrl });
-});
-app.get("/api/users/", async (_req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const items = await User_1.UserModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
-        res.status(200).json({ resource: "users", count: items.length, items });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch users", error });
-    }
-});
-app.get("/api/teams/", async (_req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const items = await Team_1.TeamModel.find()
-            .populate("captain", "username email")
-            .populate("members", "username email")
-            .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
-            .lean();
-        res.status(200).json({ resource: "teams", count: items.length, items });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch teams", error });
-    }
-});
-app.get("/api/activities/", async (_req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const items = await Activity_1.ActivityModel.find()
-            .populate("user", "username email")
-            .populate("team", "name city")
-            .sort({ completedAt: -1 })
-            .lean();
-        res.status(200).json({ resource: "activities", count: items.length, items });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch activities", error });
-    }
-});
-app.get("/api/leaderboard/", async (_req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const items = await Leaderboard_1.LeaderboardModel.find()
-            .populate("entries.user", "username email")
-            .populate("entries.team", "name city")
-            .sort({ generatedAt: -1 })
-            .lean();
-        res.status(200).json({ resource: "leaderboard", count: items.length, items });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch leaderboard", error });
-    }
-});
-app.get("/api/workouts/", async (_req, res) => {
-    try {
-        const items = await Workout_1.WorkoutModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
-        res.status(200).json({ resource: "workouts", count: items.length, items });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch workouts", error });
-    }
-});
-const start = async () => {
-    try {
-        await (0, database_1.connectDatabase)();
-        app.listen(port, () => {
-            console.log(`OctoFit backend listening on ${baseUrl}`);
-        });
-    }
-    catch (error) {
-        console.error("Failed to start backend:", error);
-        process.exit(1);
-    }
-};
-void start();
+require("./server");
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/server.js b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c176e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+"use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.start = exports.port = exports.baseUrl = exports.app = void 0;
+const express_1 = __importDefault(require("express"));
+const database_1 = require("./config/database");
+const Activity_1 = require("./models/Activity");
+const Leaderboard_1 = require("./models/Leaderboard");
+const Team_1 = require("./models/Team");
+const User_1 = require("./models/User");
+const Workout_1 = require("./models/Workout");
+const app = (0, express_1.default)();
+exports.app = app;
+const port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 8000;
+exports.port = port;
+const codespaceName = process.env.CODESPACE_NAME;
+const baseUrl = codespaceName
+    ? `https://${codespaceName}-8000.app.github.dev`
+    : `http://localhost:${port}`;
+exports.baseUrl = baseUrl;
+app.use(express_1.default.json());
+app.get("/health", (_req, res) => {
+    res.status(200).json({ status: "ok", baseUrl });
+});
+app.get("/api/users/", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const items = await User_1.UserModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
+        res.status(200).json({ resource: "users", count: items.length, items });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch users", error });
+    }
+});
+app.get("/api/teams/", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const items = await Team_1.TeamModel.find()
+            .populate("captain", "username email")
+            .populate("members", "username email")
+            .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
+            .lean();
+        res.status(200).json({ resource: "teams", count: items.length, items });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch teams", error });
+    }
+});
+app.get("/api/activities/", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const items = await Activity_1.ActivityModel.find()
+            .populate("user", "username email")
+            .populate("team", "name city")
+            .sort({ completedAt: -1 })
+            .lean();
+        res.status(200).json({ resource: "activities", count: items.length, items });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch activities", error });
+    }
+});
+app.get("/api/leaderboard/", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const items = await Leaderboard_1.LeaderboardModel.find()
+            .populate("entries.user", "username email")
+            .populate("entries.team", "name city")
+            .sort({ generatedAt: -1 })
+            .lean();
+        res.status(200).json({ resource: "leaderboard", count: items.length, items });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch leaderboard", error });
+    }
+});
+app.get("/api/workouts/", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const items = await Workout_1.WorkoutModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
+        res.status(200).json({ resource: "workouts", count: items.length, items });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch workouts", error });
+    }
+});
+const start = async () => {
+    try {
+        await (0, database_1.connectDatabase)();
+        app.listen(port, () => {
+            console.log(`OctoFit backend listening on ${baseUrl}`);
+        });
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to start backend:", error);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+};
+exports.start = start;
+void start();
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
index f581a95..7f8b957 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,91 +1 @@
-import express from "express";
-import { ActivityModel } from "./models/Activity";
-import { connectDatabase } from "./config/database";
-import { LeaderboardModel } from "./models/Leaderboard";
-import { TeamModel } from "./models/Team";
-import { UserModel } from "./models/User";
-import { WorkoutModel } from "./models/Workout";
-
-const app = express();
-const port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 8000;
-const codespaceName = process.env.CODESPACE_NAME;
-const baseUrl = codespaceName
-  ? `https://${codespaceName}-8000.app.github.dev`
-  : `http://localhost:${port}`;
-
-app.use(express.json());
-
-app.get("/health", (_req, res) => {
-  res.status(200).json({ status: "ok", baseUrl });
-});
-
-app.get("/api/users/", async (_req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const items = await UserModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
-    res.status(200).json({ resource: "users", count: items.length, items });
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch users", error });
-  }
-});
-
-app.get("/api/teams/", async (_req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const items = await TeamModel.find()
-      .populate("captain", "username email")
-      .populate("members", "username email")
-      .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
-      .lean();
-    res.status(200).json({ resource: "teams", count: items.length, items });
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch teams", error });
-  }
-});
-
-app.get("/api/activities/", async (_req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const items = await ActivityModel.find()
-      .populate("user", "username email")
-      .populate("team", "name city")
-      .sort({ completedAt: -1 })
-      .lean();
-    res.status(200).json({ resource: "activities", count: items.length, items });
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch activities", error });
-  }
-});
-
-app.get("/api/leaderboard/", async (_req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const items = await LeaderboardModel.find()
-      .populate("entries.user", "username email")
-      .populate("entries.team", "name city")
-      .sort({ generatedAt: -1 })
-      .lean();
-    res.status(200).json({ resource: "leaderboard", count: items.length, items });
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch leaderboard", error });
-  }
-});
-
-app.get("/api/workouts/", async (_req, res) => {
-  try {
-    const items = await WorkoutModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
-    res.status(200).json({ resource: "workouts", count: items.length, items });
-  } catch (error) {
-    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch workouts", error });
-  }
-});
-
-const start = async () => {
-  try {
-    await connectDatabase();
-    app.listen(port, () => {
-      console.log(`OctoFit backend listening on ${baseUrl}`);
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to start backend:", error);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-};
-
-void start();
+import "./server";
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/server.ts b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c3fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import express from "express";
+import { connectDatabase } from "./config/database";
+import { ActivityModel } from "./models/Activity";
+import { LeaderboardModel } from "./models/Leaderboard";
+import { TeamModel } from "./models/Team";
+import { UserModel } from "./models/User";
+import { WorkoutModel } from "./models/Workout";
+
+const app = express();
+const port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 8000;
+const codespaceName = process.env.CODESPACE_NAME;
+const baseUrl = codespaceName
+  ? `https://${codespaceName}-8000.app.github.dev`
+  : `http://localhost:${port}`;
+
+app.use(express.json());
+
+app.get("/health", (_req, res) => {
+  res.status(200).json({ status: "ok", baseUrl });
+});
+
+app.get("/api/users/", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const items = await UserModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
+    res.status(200).json({ resource: "users", count: items.length, items });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch users", error });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/api/teams/", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const items = await TeamModel.find()
+      .populate("captain", "username email")
+      .populate("members", "username email")
+      .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
+      .lean();
+    res.status(200).json({ resource: "teams", count: items.length, items });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch teams", error });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/api/activities/", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const items = await ActivityModel.find()
+      .populate("user", "username email")
+      .populate("team", "name city")
+      .sort({ completedAt: -1 })
+      .lean();
+    res.status(200).json({ resource: "activities", count: items.length, items });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch activities", error });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/api/leaderboard/", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const items = await LeaderboardModel.find()
+      .populate("entries.user", "username email")
+      .populate("entries.team", "name city")
+      .sort({ generatedAt: -1 })
+      .lean();
+    res.status(200).json({ resource: "leaderboard", count: items.length, items });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch leaderboard", error });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/api/workouts/", async (_req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const items = await WorkoutModel.find().sort({ createdAt: -1 }).lean();
+    res.status(200).json({ resource: "workouts", count: items.length, items });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Failed to fetch workouts", error });
+  }
+});
+
+const start = async () => {
+  try {
+    await connectDatabase();
+    app.listen(port, () => {
+      console.log(`OctoFit backend listening on ${baseUrl}`);
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to start backend:", error);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+export { app, baseUrl, port, start };
+
+void start();
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