diff --git a/bin/remix-ide b/bin/remix-ide
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bc4f9ef9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/remix-ide
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+var httpServer = require('http-server')
+
+var server = httpServer.createServer({
+    root: __dirname + '/../'
+});
+
+console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', 'Starting Remix IDE at http://localhost:8080')
+
+server.listen(8080, '127.0.0.1', function () {});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5735086b7f..b193822700 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
       ]
     ]
   },
+  "bin" : { "remix-ide" : "./bin/remix-ide" },
   "scripts": {
     "setupremix": "npm run pullremix && npm run linkremixcore && npm run linkremixlib && npm run linkremixsolidity && npm run linkremixdebugger;",
     "pullremix": "git clone https://github.com/ethereum/remix",