diff --git a/Server/.gitignore b/Server/.gitignore
index 0249a7c..fa7d057 100644
--- a/Server/.gitignore
+++ b/Server/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 db/
 
+# unity ignores these
+!*.csproj
+
 # -----------------
 
 *.swp
diff --git a/Server/Server.csproj b/Server/Server.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c09921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/Server.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="7.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="7.0.10">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="7.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>