diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f7f71070..0725b2ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ leaflet.css
 package-lock.json
 
 !frontend/server/bin
-/frontend/server/public/javascripts/bundle.js
 /mock-dcs
+/frontend/setup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/check_setup.bat b/frontend/check_setup.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05ab21ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/check_setup.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@echo off
+
+if exist "setup" (
+    echo setup.bat has already been called, skipping...
+) else (
+    echo setup.bat has not been called yet, installing!
+	call .\setup.bat
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/server/.vscode/launch.json b/frontend/server/.vscode/launch.json
index 75379a94..7b401894 100644
--- a/frontend/server/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/frontend/server/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
                 "<node_internals>/**"
             ],
             "args": ["--config",  "${input:enterDir}/Config/olympus.json"],
-            "program": "./bin/www",
-            "preLaunchTask": "prepare-dcs"
+            "program": "./bin/www"
         }, 
         {
             "type": "node",
diff --git a/frontend/server/.vscode/tasks.json b/frontend/server/.vscode/tasks.json
index 3e9c6a18..aa920e40 100644
--- a/frontend/server/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/frontend/server/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
     // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "copy-website",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "./scripts/copy.bat",
-            "isBackground": false
-        },
         {
             "label": "demo-server", 
             "type": "shell",
diff --git a/frontend/server/scripts/build-release.bat b/frontend/server/scripts/build-release.bat
index 20268668..d415239d 100644
--- a/frontend/server/scripts/build-release.bat
+++ b/frontend/server/scripts/build-release.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-call ./scripts/copy.bat
+call .\scripts\copy.bat
 
 echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\bin ..\..\build\frontend\bin 
 echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\public ..\..\build\frontend\public 
diff --git a/frontend/server/scripts/copy.bat b/frontend/server/scripts/copy.bat
index cb25a194..170cff94 100644
--- a/frontend/server/scripts/copy.bat
+++ b/frontend/server/scripts/copy.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 echo F|xcopy /Y ..\website\node_modules\leaflet\dist\leaflet.css .\public\stylesheets\leaflet\leaflet.css 
 echo F|xcopy /Y ..\website\node_modules\leaflet-gesture-handling\dist\leaflet-gesture-handling.css .\public\stylesheets\leaflet\leaflet-gesture-handling.css
-echo F|xcopy /Y ..\website\node_modules\leaflet.nauticscale\dist\leaflet.nauticscale.js .\public\javascripts\leaflet.nauticscale.js
-echo F|xcopy /Y ..\website\node_modules\leaflet-path-drag\dist\L.Path.Drag.js .\public\javascripts\L.Path.Drag.js
-
diff --git a/frontend/server/scripts/demo-server.bat b/frontend/server/scripts/demo-server.bat
index 1f88fb51..88807d6b 100644
--- a/frontend/server/scripts/demo-server.bat
+++ b/frontend/server/scripts/demo-server.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-call ./scripts/copy.bat
-call ./scripts/create-mock-dcs.bat
-node ./bin/demo --config %1
\ No newline at end of file
+cd ..
+call .\check_setup.bat 
+cd server
+
+call .\scripts\copy.bat
+call .\scripts\create-mock-dcs.bat
+node .\bin\demo --config %1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/setup.bat b/frontend/setup.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f242996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/setup.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+cd website
+
+call npm install
+call npm install -g watchify babelify tsify
+
+cd ..
+
+cd server
+
+call npm install
+
+cd ..
+
+cd . > setup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/website/scripts/build-release.bat b/frontend/website/scripts/build-release.bat
index a816d116..fba1cedc 100644
--- a/frontend/website/scripts/build-release.bat
+++ b/frontend/website/scripts/build-release.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-call browserify ./src/index.ts -o ../../build/frontend/public/javascripts/bundle.js -t [ babelify --global true --presets [ @babel/preset-env ] --extensions '.js'] -p [ tsify --noImplicitAny ]
+call browserify .\src\index.ts -o ..\..\build\frontend\public\javascripts\bundle.js -t [ babelify --global true --presets [ @babel\preset-env ] --extensions '.js'] -p [ tsify --noImplicitAny ]
diff --git a/frontend/website/scripts/emit-declarations.bat b/frontend/website/scripts/emit-declarations.bat
index 4e1d2ee3..a324c677 100644
--- a/frontend/website/scripts/emit-declarations.bat
+++ b/frontend/website/scripts/emit-declarations.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-tsc --project tsconfig.json --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly --outfile ./@types/olympus/index.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+tsc --project tsconfig.json --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly --outfile .\@types\olympus\index.d.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/website/scripts/watch.bat b/frontend/website/scripts/watch.bat
index f72f4d75..43a50e1d 100644
--- a/frontend/website/scripts/watch.bat
+++ b/frontend/website/scripts/watch.bat
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-watchify ./src/index.ts --debug -o ../server/public/javascripts/bundle.js -t [ babelify --global true --presets [ @babel/preset-env ] --extensions '.js'] -p [ tsify --noImplicitAny ]
\ No newline at end of file
+cd ..
+call .\check_setup.bat 
+cd website
+
+watchify .\src\index.ts --debug -o ..\server\public\javascripts\bundle.js -t [ babelify --global true --presets [ @babel/preset-env ] --extensions '.js'] -p [ tsify --noImplicitAny ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/website/src/map/map.ts b/frontend/website/src/map/map.ts
index 063dc4b7..f2af5ce7 100644
--- a/frontend/website/src/map/map.ts
+++ b/frontend/website/src/map/map.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ L.Map.addInitHook("addHandler", "gestureHandling", GestureHandling);
 
 // TODO would be nice to convert to ts - yes
 require("../../node_modules/leaflet.nauticscale/dist/leaflet.nauticscale.js")
-require("../../node_modules/leaflet-path-drag/dist/L.Path.Drag.js")
+require("../../node_modules/leaflet-path-drag/dist/index.js")
 
 export type MapMarkerVisibilityControl = {
     "category"?: string;