diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dd9a1094d..7959a1dfb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
-.gradle
\ No newline at end of file
+.gradle
+dist
+
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86ee6557b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+plugins {
+  id "com.moowork.node" version "1.2.0"
+}
+
+node {
+  download = true
+}
+
+task build
+
+task zip(type: Zip) {
+  from(".") {
+    include "*"
+    include "bin/**"
+    include "data/**"
+    include "node_modules/**"
+    include "public/**"
+    include "routes/**"
+    include "views/**"
+  }
+  destinationDir(file("dist"))
+  baseName "trainSchedule"
+}
+
+build.dependsOn zip
+zip.dependsOn npm_build
+build.dependsOn npm_build
+npm_build.dependsOn npmInstall
+npm_build.dependsOn npm_test
+npm_test.dependsOn npmInstall
+
+
+
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e080ed02f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * This file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
+ *
+ * The settings file is used to specify which projects to include in your build.
+ * 
+ * Detailed information about configuring a multi-project build in Gradle can be found
+ * in the user guide at https://docs.gradle.org/4.6/userguide/multi_project_builds.html
+ */
+
+rootProject.name = 'cicd-pipeline-train-schedule-gradle'