diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6206aeea..c24930eb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
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         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.22",
         "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
+        "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
         "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
         "eslint": "9.39.1",
         "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
@@ -6135,6 +6136,47 @@
         "typedarray": "^0.0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/concurrently": {
+      "version": "9.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concurrently/-/concurrently-9.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fsfrO0MxV64Znoy8/l1vVIjjHa29SZyyqPgQBwhiDcaW8wJc2W3XWVOGx4M3oJBnv/zdUZIIp1gDeS98GzP8Ng==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": "4.1.2",
+        "rxjs": "7.8.2",
+        "shell-quote": "1.8.3",
+        "supports-color": "8.1.1",
+        "tree-kill": "1.2.2",
+        "yargs": "17.7.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "conc": "dist/bin/concurrently.js",
+        "concurrently": "dist/bin/concurrently.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/open-cli-tools/concurrently?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/concurrently/node_modules/supports-color": {
+      "version": "8.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-8.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MpUEN2OodtUzxvKQl72cUF7RQ5EiHsGvSsVG0ia9c5RbWGL2CI4C7EpPS8UTBIplnlzZiNuV56w+FuNxy3ty2Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/chalk/supports-color?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -11600,6 +11642,16 @@
         "queue-microtask": "^1.2.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/rxjs": {
+      "version": "7.8.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rxjs/-/rxjs-7.8.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dhKf903U/PQZY6boNNtAGdWbG85WAbjT/1xYoZIC7FAY0yWapOBQVsVrDl58W86//e1VpMNBtRV4MaXfdMySFA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tslib": "^2.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/safe-array-concat": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-array-concat/-/safe-array-concat-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -11829,6 +11881,19 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/shell-quote": {
+      "version": "1.8.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.8.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ObmnIF4hXNg1BqhnHmgbDETF8dLPCggZWBjkQfhZpbszZnYur5DUljTcCHii5LC3J5E0yeO/1LIMyH+UvHQgyw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/side-channel": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 589c57df..a86110cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite",
+    "dev": "concurrently \"npm:start:server:dev\" \"vite\"",
     "build": "DEBUG=\"tailwindcss:*\" vite build --debug",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "test": "vitest run --coverage",
     "test:integration": "vitest run -c vitest.config.integration.ts",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
     "seed": "ts-node-dev scripts/seed.ts",
-    "start:server": "tsx --env-file .env.test server.ts"
+    "start:server": "tsx --env-file .env.test server.ts",
+    "start:server:dev": "tsx --env-file .env server.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google/genai": "^1.30.0",
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.0.13",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.22",
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
+    "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
     "eslint": "9.39.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "7.37.5",
diff --git a/src/services/db.integration.test.ts b/src/services/db.integration.test.ts
index eb09262b..aa07c091 100644
--- a/src/services/db.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/db.integration.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, afterEach, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import * as db from './db';
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import { getPool } from './db/connection';
diff --git a/src/services/shopping-list.integration.test.ts b/src/services/shopping-list.integration.test.ts
index 45dc3161..6fa23aa4 100644
--- a/src/services/shopping-list.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/shopping-list.integration.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
 import * as db from './db'; // This was missing
 import { getPool } from './db/connection';
 import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';