diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df895fc..2a2f7be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "verify": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.json",
         "start": "npx tsx ./src/index.ts",
+        "backupstart": "node ./src/backupStartup.mjs",
         "test": "npm run verify && npx tsx ./src/index.ts --dev-config --dev-database"
     },
     "type": "commonjs",
diff --git a/src/backupStartup.mjs b/src/backupStartup.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa0b79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backupStartup.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** === ALTERNATIVE STARTUP METHOD ===
+ * This file can be used to start the bot when the default `npm start` (npx tsx src/index.ts) doesn't work!
+ * It is not recommended to use this by default, but it is a backup option for certain panels that don't support typescript.
+ * 
+ * RECOMMENDED ON:
+ * - pterodactyl based panels
+ * - pebblehost
+ * - and more
+ */
+
+import "tsx"
+import("./index.ts")
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