diff --git a/.includes b/.includes
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+database
+dist
+frontend/dist
+CHANGELOG.md
+drizzle.config.ts
+package.json
+package-lock.json
+README.md
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diff --git a/server/scripts/copyToLst.ps1 b/server/scripts/copyToLst.ps1
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+param(
+    [string]$IncludesFile = ".includes",
+    [string]$Destination  = "C:\Users\matthes01\Documents\lst\lstV2",
+    [string]$BaseDir      = "C:\Users\matthes01\Documents\lst"
+)
+
+# .\copy-includes.ps1 will run with defaults
+# .\copy-includes.ps1 -IncludesFile ".\mylist.txt" -Destination "D:\build\lstV2" will override defaults
+
+if (-Not (Test-Path $IncludesFile)) {
+    Write-Error "Includes file not found: $IncludesFile"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Ensure destination exists
+if (!(Test-Path -Path $Destination)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Destination | Out-Null
+    Write-Host "Folder created: $Destination"
+}
+
+# Empty the destination folder
+Get-ChildItem -Path $Destination -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
+
+# If BaseDir wasn’t explicitly passed in, use IncludesFile directory
+if (-not $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('BaseDir')) {
+    $BaseDir = Split-Path -Parent (Resolve-Path $IncludesFile)
+}
+
+# Read includes list (ignore blank lines & comments)
+$items = Get-Content $IncludesFile |
+    ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } |
+    Where-Object { $_ -and -not $_.StartsWith("#") }
+
+foreach ($item in $items) {
+    if ([System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($item)) {
+        # Absolute path (rare case)
+        $sourcePath = $item
+        $relative   = Split-Path $item -Leaf   # just take folder/file name
+    } else {
+        # Relative to BaseDir
+        $sourcePath = Join-Path $BaseDir $item
+        $relative   = $item                    # keep full relative path e.g. "frontend\dist"
+    }
+
+    if (-Not (Test-Path $sourcePath)) {
+        Write-Warning "Skipping missing path: $sourcePath"
+        continue
+    }
+
+    # Destination path should preserve the relative structure
+    $targetPath = Join-Path $Destination $relative
+
+    # Ensure the parent folder exists
+    $targetDir = Split-Path $targetPath -Parent
+    if (-not (Test-Path $targetDir)) {
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $targetDir -Force | Out-Null
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Copying $sourcePath -> $targetPath" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+    Copy-Item -Path $sourcePath -Destination $targetPath -Recurse -Force
+}
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