this works, to the extent that i tested it

package.json

@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "name": "smithy-pelican-router-webhook-api",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
-  "description": "api to manage the router for pelican servers",
-  "license": "ISC",
-  "author": "may p",
-  "type": "commonjs",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "."
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "^2.2.0",
-    "crypto": "^1.0.1",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
-    "express": "^5.1.0",
-    "fs": "^0.0.1-security",
-    "ssh2": "^1.17.0"
-  }
+    "name": "smithy-pelican-router-webhook-api",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "description": "api to manage the router for pelican servers",
+    "license": "ISC",
+    "author": "may p",
+    "type": "module",
+    "main": "index.js",
+    "repository": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "git+https://git.bigsmithy.org/Smithy/smithy-pelican-router-webhook-api.git"
+    },
+    "scripts": {
+        "start": "node index.js",
+        "dev": "NODE_ENV=development node index.js"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
+        "colors": "^1.4.0",
+        "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
+        "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "fs": "^0.0.1-security",
+        "helmet": "^7.0.0",
+        "ssh2": "^1.11.0"
+    }
 }