diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/tsconfig.json b/surfsense_desktop/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "lib": ["ES2022"],
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+    "strict": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "scripts"]
+}