diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index ea75df5..a483c9e 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
     "passport-jwt": "^4.0.0",
     "shortid": "^2.2.15"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "webpack": "^4.43.0",
+    "webpack-cli": "^3.3.11",
+    "webpack-node-externals": "^1.7.2"
+  },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && webpack --config ./webpack.config.js --progress --profile --colors"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC"
diff --git a/api/serverless.yml b/api/serverless.yml
index 69a94b2..641c36e 100644
--- a/api/serverless.yml
+++ b/api/serverless.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ component: express@1.0.8
 name: fullstack-api
 
 inputs:
-  src: ./
+  src:
+    src: ./src
+    hook: npm run build
+    dist: ./dist
   roleName: ${output:fullstack-permissions.name}
   domain: api.${env:domain}
   env:
diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/src/app.js
similarity index 97%
rename from api/app.js
rename to api/src/app.js
index f5c9c63..2662d31 100644
--- a/api/app.js
+++ b/api/src/app.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require('./config/passport')(passport)
  */
 
 // Enable CORS
-app.use(function(req, res, next) {
+app.use(function (req, res, next) {
   res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
   res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', '*')
   res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*')
diff --git a/api/config/passport.js b/api/src/config/passport.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/config/passport.js
rename to api/src/config/passport.js
diff --git a/api/controllers/index.js b/api/src/controllers/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/controllers/index.js
rename to api/src/controllers/index.js
diff --git a/api/controllers/users.js b/api/src/controllers/users.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/controllers/users.js
rename to api/src/controllers/users.js
diff --git a/api/models/index.js b/api/src/models/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/models/index.js
rename to api/src/models/index.js
diff --git a/api/models/users.js b/api/src/models/users.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/models/users.js
rename to api/src/models/users.js
diff --git a/api/utils/index.js b/api/src/utils/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from api/utils/index.js
rename to api/src/utils/index.js
diff --git a/api/webpack.config.js b/api/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a07c5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const path = require('path')
+const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals')
+
+module.exports = {
+  entry: './src/app.js',
+  output: {
+    filename: 'app.js',
+    path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist')
+  },
+  target: 'node',   // THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART
+  externals: [
+    'aws-sdk',
+    nodeExternals(),
+  ],
+  mode: 'development'
+}