diff --git a/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json b/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdef820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": ["svelte.svelte-vscode"]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index e9e9def..de94d14 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rollup -c",
     "dev": "rollup -c -w",
-    "start": "sirv public"
+    "start": "sirv public",
+    "validate": "svelte-check"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^14.0.0",
@@ -13,9 +14,15 @@
     "rollup-plugin-livereload": "^2.0.0",
     "rollup-plugin-svelte": "^6.0.0",
     "rollup-plugin-terser": "^7.0.0",
-    "svelte": "^3.0.0"
+    "svelte": "^3.0.0",
+    "svelte-check": "^1.0.0",
+    "svelte-preprocess": "^4.0.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^6.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^3.9.3",
+    "tslib": "^2.0.0",
+    "@tsconfig/svelte": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "sirv-cli": "^1.0.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/rollup.config.js b/frontend/rollup.config.js
index ecdc627..e5508aa 100644
--- a/frontend/rollup.config.js
+++ b/frontend/rollup.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import resolve from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';
 import commonjs from '@rollup/plugin-commonjs';
 import livereload from 'rollup-plugin-livereload';
 import { terser } from 'rollup-plugin-terser';
+import sveltePreprocess from 'svelte-preprocess';
+import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';
 
 const production = !process.env.ROLLUP_WATCH;
 
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ function serve() {
 }
 
 export default {
-	input: 'src/main.js',
+	input: 'src/main.ts',
 	output: {
 		sourcemap: true,
 		format: 'iife',
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ export default {
 			// a separate file - better for performance
 			css: css => {
 				css.write('bundle.css');
-			}
+			},
+			preprocess: sveltePreprocess(),
 		}),
 
 		// If you have external dependencies installed from
@@ -56,6 +59,10 @@ export default {
 			dedupe: ['svelte']
 		}),
 		commonjs(),
+		typescript({
+			sourceMap: !production,
+			inlineSources: !production
+		}),
 
 		// In dev mode, call `npm run start` once
 		// the bundle has been generated
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/setupTypeScript.js b/frontend/scripts/setupTypeScript.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 123fc57..0000000
--- a/frontend/scripts/setupTypeScript.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-// @ts-check
-
-/** This script modifies the project to support TS code in .svelte files like:
-
-  <script lang="ts">
-  	export let name: string;
-  </script>
- 
-  As well as validating the code for CI.
-  */
-
-/**  To work on this script:
-  rm -rf test-template template && git clone sveltejs/template test-template && node scripts/setupTypeScript.js test-template
-*/
-
-const fs = require("fs")
-const path = require("path")
-const { argv } = require("process")
-
-const projectRoot = argv[2] || path.join(__dirname, "..")
-
-// Add deps to pkg.json
-const packageJSON = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, "package.json"), "utf8"))
-packageJSON.devDependencies = Object.assign(packageJSON.devDependencies, {
-  "svelte-check": "^1.0.0",
-  "svelte-preprocess": "^4.0.0",
-  "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^6.0.0",
-  "typescript": "^3.9.3",
-  "tslib": "^2.0.0",
-  "@tsconfig/svelte": "^1.0.0"
-})
-
-// Add script for checking
-packageJSON.scripts = Object.assign(packageJSON.scripts, {
-  "validate": "svelte-check"
-})
-
-// Write the package JSON
-fs.writeFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, "package.json"), JSON.stringify(packageJSON, null, "  "))
-
-// mv src/main.js to main.ts - note, we need to edit rollup.config.js for this too
-const beforeMainJSPath = path.join(projectRoot, "src", "main.js")
-const afterMainTSPath = path.join(projectRoot, "src", "main.ts")
-fs.renameSync(beforeMainJSPath, afterMainTSPath)
-
-// Switch the app.svelte file to use TS
-const appSveltePath = path.join(projectRoot, "src", "App.svelte")
-let appFile = fs.readFileSync(appSveltePath, "utf8")
-appFile = appFile.replace("<script>", '<script lang="ts">')
-appFile = appFile.replace("export let name;", 'export let name: string;')
-fs.writeFileSync(appSveltePath, appFile)
-
-// Edit rollup config
-const rollupConfigPath = path.join(projectRoot, "rollup.config.js")
-let rollupConfig = fs.readFileSync(rollupConfigPath, "utf8")
-
-// Edit imports
-rollupConfig = rollupConfig.replace(`'rollup-plugin-terser';`, `'rollup-plugin-terser';
-import sveltePreprocess from 'svelte-preprocess';
-import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';`)
-
-// Replace name of entry point
-rollupConfig = rollupConfig.replace(`'src/main.js'`, `'src/main.ts'`)
-
-// Add preprocess to the svelte config, this is tricky because there's no easy signifier.
-// Instead we look for `css:` then the next `}` and add the preprocessor to that
-let foundCSS = false
-let match
-
-// https://regex101.com/r/OtNjwo/1
-const configEditor = new RegExp(/css:.|\n*}/gmi)
-while (( match = configEditor.exec(rollupConfig)) != null) {
-  if (foundCSS) {
-    const endOfCSSIndex = match.index + 1
-    rollupConfig = rollupConfig.slice(0, endOfCSSIndex) + ",\n			preprocess: sveltePreprocess()," + rollupConfig.slice(endOfCSSIndex);
-    break
-  }
-  if (match[0].includes("css:")) foundCSS = true
-}
-
-
-// Add TypeScript
-rollupConfig = rollupConfig.replace(
-  'commonjs(),',
-  'commonjs(),\n\t\ttypescript({\n\t\t\tsourceMap: !production,\n\t\t\tinlineSources: !production\n\t\t}),'
-);
-fs.writeFileSync(rollupConfigPath, rollupConfig)
-
-// Add TSConfig
-const tsconfig = `{
-  "extends": "@tsconfig/svelte/tsconfig.json",
-
-  "include": ["src/**/*"],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules/*", "__sapper__/*", "public/*"],
-}`
-const tsconfigPath =  path.join(projectRoot, "tsconfig.json")
-fs.writeFileSync(tsconfigPath, tsconfig)
-
-// Delete this script, but not during testing
-if (!argv[2]) {
-  // Remove the script
-  fs.unlinkSync(path.join(__filename))
-
-  // Check for Mac's DS_store file, and if it's the only one left remove it
-  const remainingFiles = fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname))
-  if (remainingFiles.length === 1 && remainingFiles[0] === '.DS_store') {
-    fs.unlinkSync(path.join(__dirname, '.DS_store'))
-  }
-
-  // Check if the scripts folder is empty
-  if (fs.readdirSync(path.join(__dirname)).length === 0) {
-    // Remove the scripts folder
-    fs.rmdirSync(path.join(__dirname))
-  }
-}
-
-// Adds the extension recommendation
-fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectRoot, ".vscode"))
-fs.writeFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, ".vscode", "extensions.json"), `{
-  "recommendations": ["svelte.svelte-vscode"]
-}
-`)
-
-console.log("Converted to TypeScript.")
-
-if (fs.existsSync(path.join(projectRoot, "node_modules"))) {
-  console.log("\nYou will need to re-run your dependency manager to get started.")
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index 10faec7..b95e066 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<script>
-	export let name;
+<script lang="ts">
+	export let name: string;
 </script>
 
 <main>
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/src/main.js
rename to frontend/src/main.ts
diff --git a/frontend/tsconfig.json b/frontend/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66aea81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@tsconfig/svelte/tsconfig.json",
+
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules/*", "__sapper__/*", "public/*"],
+}
\ No newline at end of file