diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11ddd8d..a0d218e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
-# Keep environment variables out of version control
-.env
+dist
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/reset-environment.sh b/reset-environment.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bc814ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reset-environment.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "Resetting finance development environment..."
+
+cd /home/acedanger/dev/finance || exit 1
+
+npx prisma migrate reset --force || exit 1
+
+docker compose down
+
+rm -f package-lock.json
+[ -d dist ] && rm -rf dist || true
+[ -d node_modules ] && rm -rf node_modules || true
+npm install  || exit 1
+npm run build  || exit 1
+
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - Environment reset complete."