diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
index 19d55d63..8e868f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: development_build_not_a_release
         path: ./package
+
+    - name: Upload a Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.3
+      with:
+        name: zip_only_package
+        path: ./zip
+      
       
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0d2df97..0ce64a31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ hgt
 /package
 /build
 /DCS Olympus backups
+/zip
 
 *.user
 *.aps
diff --git a/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat b/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
index 7b2055b1..77b6de89 100644
--- a/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
+++ b/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodemon --watch ./**/*.* --exec "./scripts/copy-package"
\ No newline at end of file
+nodemon --watch .\**\*.* --exec ".\scripts\copy-package"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/batch/package.bat b/scripts/batch/package.bat
index b037fafc..5999d04d 100644
--- a/scripts/batch/package.bat
+++ b/scripts/batch/package.bat
@@ -41,4 +41,24 @@ REM copy the dependencies
 echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\dependencies .\package\dependencies
 
 REM other version tags are changed after compilation only in the package folder and should not be committed
-call node .\scripts\node\set_version_text.js
\ No newline at end of file
+call node .\scripts\node\set_version_text.js
+
+REM create the package for the zip version 
+mkdir zip
+
+REM copy the main configuration file
+echo F|xcopy /Y .\package\olympus.json .\zip\config\olympus.json
+
+REM copy the hooks script
+echo F|xcopy /Y .\package\Scripts\OlympusHook.lua .\zip\Scripts\Hooks\OlympusHook.lua
+
+REM copy the mod folder
+echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\package\mod .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus
+
+REM copy the frontend
+echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\package\frontend .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus\frontend
+
+REM install the node_modules in the frontend
+cd .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus\frontend
+call npm install
+cd ..\..\..\..\..