diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e57ab2a..755ab99 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM node:20-alpine as prod
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/ghoshRitesh12/aniwatch-api
-LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Aniwatch API docker image"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Node.js API for obtaining anime information from aniwatch.to (formerly zoro.to) written in TypeScript, made with Cheerio & Axios"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description "Node.js API for obtaining anime information from aniwatch.to (formerly zoro.to) written in TypeScript, made with Cheerio & Axios"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses=MIT
 
 # create a non-privileged user
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ ENV PORT=4000
 # exposed port
 EXPOSE 4000
 
-CMD [ "node", "dist/server.js" ]
+CMD [ "node", "dist/src/server.js" ]
 
 # exit
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diff --git a/api/index.ts b/api/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be3392b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import app from "../src/server.js";
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 422a1c4..0753fbf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "tsx src/server.ts",
     "dev": "tsx watch src/server.ts",
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "vercel-build": "echo \"Hello\"",
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "test": "jest",
     "healthcheck": "curl -f http://localhost:4000/health"
@@ -49,6 +50,6 @@
     "jest": "^29.6.2",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.1",
     "tsx": "^4.2.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.1.6"
+    "typescript": "^5.3.2"
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index c10b91f..31f53ab 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ app.use("/anime", animeRouter);
 app.use(notFoundHandler);
 app.use(errorHandler);
 
-app.listen(PORT, () => {
-  console.log(`⚔️  api @ http://localhost:${PORT}`);
-});
-
-// don't sleep
-setInterval(() => {
-  console.log("HEALTHCHECK ;)", new Date().toLocaleString());
-  https.get("https://api-aniwatch.onrender.com/health");
-}, 540000);
+if (!Boolean(process?.env?.IS_VERCEL_DEPLOYMENT)) {
+  app.listen(PORT, () => {
+    console.log(`⚔️  api @ http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  });
+
+  // don't sleep
+  // remove the setInterval below for personal deployments
+  setInterval(() => {
+    console.log("HEALTHCHECK ;)", new Date().toLocaleString());
+    https.get("https://api-aniwatch.onrender.com/health");
+  }, 540000);
+}
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc8c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "rewrites": [
+    {
+      "source": "(.*)",
+      "destination": "/api"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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