diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a50254c3a..aade61304 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 coverage
+data
 dist
 docs
 node_modules
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd88baadc..9031a74f4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --cache --ignore-path .gitignore",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "start": "node ./bin/server.js",
+    "start:file": "node ./bin/server.js -c config/config-file.json -f ./data",
     "test": "npm run test:ts && npm run jest",
     "test:deploy": "test/deploy/validate-package.sh",
     "test:ts": "tsc -p test --noEmit",