diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c530115..d4dd245 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ web-build/
 .DS_Store
 
 # Temporary files created by Metro to check the health of the file watcher
-.metro-health-check*
-
-start.sh
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+.metro-health-check*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7a538a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+screen -dmS expoapp | exit 0
+screen -S expoapp -p 0 -X stuff 'npm start\n'
\ No newline at end of file