diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68651e533d..76eb6aa59c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ build
 test/files/normalise.jpg.png
 test/files/normalise-resized.jpg
 package-lock.json
-package.json
+/package.json
diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b43fd3badf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+{
+    "name": "nodebb",
+    "license": "GPL-3.0",
+    "description": "NodeBB Forum",
+    "version": "1.7.0",
+    "homepage": "http://www.nodebb.org",
+    "repository": {
+      "type": "git",
+      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/"
+    },
+    "main": "app.js",
+    "scripts": {
+      "start": "node loader.js",
+      "lint": "eslint --cache ./nodebb .",
+      "pretest": "npm run lint",
+      "test": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text-summary mocha",
+      "coveralls": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls && rm -r coverage"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+      "ace-builds": "^1.2.9",
+      "async": "2.5.0",
+      "autoprefixer": "7.1.6",
+      "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
+      "benchpressjs": "^1.1.2",
+      "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
+      "bootstrap": "^3.3.7",
+      "chart.js": "^2.7.0",
+      "colors": "^1.1.2",
+      "compression": "^1.7.1",
+      "connect-ensure-login": "^0.1.1",
+      "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
+      "connect-mongo": "2.0.0",
+      "connect-multiparty": "^2.1.0",
+      "connect-redis": "3.3.2",
+      "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
+      "cron": "^1.3.0",
+      "cropperjs": "^1.1.3",
+      "csurf": "^1.9.0",
+      "daemon": "^1.1.0",
+      "express": "^4.16.2",
+      "express-session": "^1.15.6",
+      "express-useragent": "1.0.8",
+      "graceful-fs": "^4.1.11",
+      "html-to-text": "3.3.0",
+      "ipaddr.js": "^1.5.4",
+      "jimp": "0.2.28",
+      "jquery": "^3.2.1",
+      "jsesc": "2.5.1",
+      "json-2-csv": "^2.1.2",
+      "less": "^2.7.2",
+      "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+      "logrotate-stream": "^0.2.5",
+      "lru-cache": "4.1.1",
+      "mime": "^2.0.3",
+      "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+      "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+      "mongodb": "2.2.33",
+      "morgan": "^1.9.0",
+      "mousetrap": "^1.6.1",
+      "nconf": "^0.8.5",
+      "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "6.0.6",
+      "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "2.0.9",
+      "nodebb-plugin-emoji-extended": "1.1.1",
+      "nodebb-plugin-emoji-one": "1.2.1",
+      "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "8.2.0",
+      "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "2.2.1",
+      "nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default": "1.0.0",
+      "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "0.5.1",
+      "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.0.9",
+      "nodebb-theme-lavender": "5.0.0",
+      "nodebb-theme-persona": "7.1.1",
+      "nodebb-theme-slick": "1.1.1",
+      "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "8.1.0",
+      "nodebb-widget-essentials": "4.0.1",
+      "nodemailer": "4.3.0",
+      "passport": "^0.4.0",
+      "passport-local": "1.0.0",
+      "postcss": "6.0.13",
+      "postcss-clean": "1.1.0",
+      "promise-polyfill": "^6.0.2",
+      "prompt": "^1.0.0",
+      "redis": "2.8.0",
+      "request": "2.83.0",
+      "rimraf": "2.6.2",
+      "rss": "^1.2.2",
+      "sanitize-html": "^1.14.1",
+      "semver": "^5.4.1",
+      "serve-favicon": "^2.4.5",
+      "sitemap": "^1.13.0",
+      "socket.io": "2.0.4",
+      "socket.io-client": "2.0.4",
+      "socket.io-redis": "5.2.0",
+      "socketio-wildcard": "2.0.0",
+      "spdx-license-list": "^3.0.1",
+      "toobusy-js": "^0.5.1",
+      "uglify-js": "^3.1.5",
+      "validator": "9.0.0",
+      "winston": "^2.4.0",
+      "xml": "^1.0.1",
+      "xregexp": "3.2.0",
+      "zxcvbn": "^4.4.2"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+      "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
+      "eslint": "^4.9.0",
+      "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^12.1.0",
+      "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.8.0",
+      "grunt": "^1.0.1",
+      "grunt-contrib-watch": "^1.0.0",
+      "jsdom": "^11.3.0",
+      "mocha": "^4.0.1",
+      "mocha-lcov-reporter": "^1.3.0",
+      "nyc": "^11.2.1"
+    },
+    "bugs": {
+      "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues"
+    },
+    "engines": {
+      "node": ">=6"
+    },
+    "maintainers": [
+      {
+        "name": "Andrew Rodrigues",
+        "email": "andrew@nodebb.org",
+        "url": "https://github.com/psychobunny"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Julian Lam",
+        "email": "julian@nodebb.org",
+        "url": "https://github.com/julianlam"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "Barış Soner Uşaklı",
+        "email": "baris@nodebb.org",
+        "url": "https://github.com/barisusakli"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
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