diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c078e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    "es2015"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e22ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORT=5000
diff --git a/gulpfile.babel.js b/gulpfile.babel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb6b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.babel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'use strict';
+
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import gulp from 'gulp';
+import del from 'del';
+import gulpLoadPlugins from 'gulp-load-plugins';
+import browserSync from 'browser-sync';
+
+const $ = gulpLoadPlugins();
+const SERVER = 'dist/server';
+browserSync.create();
+dotenv.config({silent: true});
+
+/**
+ * Task jshint
+ * Use js lint
+ */
+gulp.task('jshint', ['jscs'], () => {
+  return gulp.src([
+    'server/**/*.js',
+    'gulfile.js',
+  ])
+    .pipe($.jshint('.jshintrc'))
+    .pipe($.jshint.reporter('default'))
+    .pipe($.jshint.reporter('fail'));
+});
+
+/**
+ * Task jscs
+ * Use js cs lint
+ */
+gulp.task('jscs', () => {
+  return gulp.src([
+    'server/**/*.js',
+    'gulfile.js',
+  ])
+    .pipe($.jscs('.jscsrc'))
+    .pipe($.jscs.reporter())
+    .pipe($.jscs.reporter('fail'));
+});
+
+/**
+ * Task reload
+ * reload the browser after executing default
+ */
+gulp.task('reload', ['default'], () => {
+  browserSync.reload();
+});
+
+/**
+ * Task serve
+ * launch an express server
+ */
+gulp.task('serve', () => {
+  const server = $.liveServer.new('server/server.js');
+  server.start();
+});
+
+/**
+ * Task clean
+ * Remove dist directory
+ */
+gulp.task('clean', () => {
+  return del([
+    SERVER,
+  ]);
+});
+
+/**
+ * Task test
+ * Build the project and test for it's consistency
+ */
+gulp.task('test', ['jscs']);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e36a35e..b6e7fa6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "description": "The nutritional fact database's website",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "start": "gulp serve",
     "test": "gulp test"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -21,6 +22,21 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/anthillsolutions/nutrient#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "babel-core": "^6.22.1",
+    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.22.0",
+    "bower": "^1.8.0",
+    "browser-sync": "^2.18.6",
+    "del": "^2.2.2",
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-batch": "^1.0.5",
+    "gulp-jscs": "^4.0.0",
+    "gulp-jshint": "^2.0.4",
+    "gulp-live-server": "0.0.30",
+    "gulp-load-plugins": "^1.4.0",
+    "jshint": "^2.9.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/index.js b/server/routes/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88936cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express = require('express');
+var router = express.Router();
+
+/* GET home page. */
+router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
+  res.json({
+    message: 'Welcome to Nutrient!'
+  });
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..746b12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express = require('express');
+var dotenv = require('dotenv');
+dotenv.config({silent: true});
+
+var app = express();
+var PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+var index = require('./routes/index.js');
+
+app.use(index);
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log('app listening on port ' + PORT + '!');
+});