diff --git a/flight-comparator/.gitignore b/flight-comparator/.gitignore
index b4161d0..aaccaf2 100644
--- a/flight-comparator/.gitignore
+++ b/flight-comparator/.gitignore
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ htmlcov/
 !tests/confirmed_flights.json
 !frontend/package.json
 !frontend/package-lock.json
+!frontend/tsconfig.json
+!frontend/tsconfig.app.json
+!frontend/tsconfig.node.json
 
 # Database files
 *.db
diff --git a/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.frontend b/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.frontend
index 6f6acda..72c0a94 100644
--- a/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.frontend
+++ b/flight-comparator/Dockerfile.frontend
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY frontend/package*.json ./
 RUN npm ci
 COPY frontend/ .
-RUN npx vite build
+RUN npm run build
 
 # ── Stage 2: Serve with nginx ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 FROM nginx:alpine
diff --git a/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.app.json b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1903283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./node_modules/.tmp/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo",
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "useDefineForClassFields": true,
+    "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "moduleDetection": "force",
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+    "strict": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.json b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ffef60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "./tsconfig.app.json" },
+    { "path": "./tsconfig.node.json" }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.node.json b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.node.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dba6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flight-comparator/frontend/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./node_modules/.tmp/tsconfig.node.tsbuildinfo",
+    "target": "ES2022",
+    "lib": ["ES2023"],
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "moduleDetection": "force",
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "noUncheckedSideEffectImports": true
+  },
+  "include": ["vite.config.ts"]
+}