diff --git a/change/@microsoft-fast-tooling-bcd2decc-c311-487f-8036-af419f9b0ea5.json b/change/@microsoft-fast-tooling-bcd2decc-c311-487f-8036-af419f9b0ea5.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd541a751d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@microsoft-fast-tooling-bcd2decc-c311-487f-8036-af419f9b0ea5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "none",
+  "comment": "add a script and files for running the manual testing app on a server",
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/fast-tooling",
+  "email": "7559015+janechu@users.noreply.github.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "none"
+}
diff --git a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/server.js b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c1eb9a8571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var express = require("express");
+var path = require("path");
+
+// Create application
+var app = express();
+
+// Set public directory
+var publicDir = path.resolve(__dirname);
+
+// Set static application options
+app.use("/", express.static(publicDir, { maxAge: "0d" }));
+
+// Serve up application on specified port
+var port = process.env.PORT || 7001;
+app.listen(port);
diff --git a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/webpack.common.js b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/webpack.common.js
index a7072bb9387..7e4b05a4bdd 100644
--- a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/webpack.common.js
+++ b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/app/webpack.common.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { CleanWebpackPlugin } = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require("html-webpack-plugin");
 const MonacoWebpackPlugin = require("monaco-editor-webpack-plugin");
 const MiniCssExtractPlugin = require("mini-css-extract-plugin");
+const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 
 const appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "./");
 const outDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../www");
@@ -89,5 +90,13 @@ module.exports = {
             languages: ["html"],
             features: ["format", "coreCommands", "codeAction"],
         }),
+        new CopyWebpackPlugin({
+            patterns: [
+                {
+                    from: path.resolve(__dirname, "./server.js"),
+                    to: path.resolve(__dirname, "../www/"),
+                },
+            ],
+        }),
     ],
 };
diff --git a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/package.json b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/package.json
index dbd44918509..ffe99171662 100644
--- a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/package.json
+++ b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "types": "dist/dts/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn build:esm && yarn build:cjs && yarn build:message-system",
+    "build:app": "yarn build:message-system && webpack --progress --mode=production",
     "build:esm": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.esm.json",
     "build:cjs": "tsc -p ./tsconfig.cjs.json",
     "build:message-system": "webpack --config webpack.message-system.config.js",
@@ -48,19 +49,23 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/chai": "^4.2.11",
     "@types/karma": "^5.0.0",
-    "@types/mocha": "^7.0.2",
     "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.4",
+    "@types/mocha": "^7.0.2",
     "@types/node": "^9.6.7",
     "ajv": "^6.10.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-spies": "^1.0.0",
     "clean-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.0",
+    "copy-webpack-plugin": "^6.0.0",
     "css-loader": "^4.2.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.10.1",
+    "express": "4.17.1",
     "file-loader": "^6.0.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^3.2.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "istanbul-instrumenter-loader": "^3.0.1",
+    "jsdom": "^16.2.2",
+    "jsdom-global": "3.0.2",
     "karma": "^5.0.4",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^3.1.0",
     "karma-coverage": "^2.0.2",
@@ -72,8 +77,6 @@
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.7",
     "karma-webpack": "^4.0.2",
     "lodash-es": "4.17.15",
-    "jsdom": "^16.2.2",
-    "jsdom-global": "3.0.2",
     "mdn-data": "^2.0.11",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.9.0",
     "mocha": "^7.1.2",
@@ -95,8 +98,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@microsoft/fast-colors": "^5.1.3",
     "@microsoft/fast-components": "latest",
-    "@microsoft/fast-foundation": "latest",
     "@microsoft/fast-element": "latest",
+    "@microsoft/fast-foundation": "latest",
     "@microsoft/fast-web-utilities": "^4.7.3",
     "vscode-html-languageservice": "^3.1.3"
   }
diff --git a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/webpack.config.js b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/webpack.config.js
index b916156ce61..5e0de43f558 100644
--- a/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/tooling/fast-tooling/webpack.config.js
@@ -3,38 +3,39 @@ const glob = require("glob");
 const rootAppWebpackConfig = require(path.resolve(__dirname, "app/webpack.dev.js"));
 const outDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "./www");
 
-const configs = new Promise((resolver) => {
+const configs = new Promise(resolver => {
     try {
-        glob(`${path.resolve(__dirname, "./app/examples")}/*/webpack.dev.js`, {}, function (err, files) {
-            if (err) {
-                throw err;
-            }
+        glob(
+            `${path.resolve(__dirname, "./app/examples")}/*/webpack.dev.js`,
+            {},
+            function (err, files) {
+                if (err) {
+                    throw err;
+                }
 
-            resolver(
-                files.map((file) => {
-                    const webpackConfig = require(file);
-                    const name = path.basename(path.dirname(file));
+                resolver(
+                    files.map(file => {
+                        const webpackConfig = require(file);
+                        const name = path.basename(path.dirname(file));
 
-                    webpackConfig.name = name;
-                    webpackConfig.output = {
-                        ...webpackConfig.output,
-                        path: path.resolve(outDir, name),
-                        publicPath: `${name}/`,
-                    }
+                        webpackConfig.name = name;
+                        webpackConfig.output = {
+                            ...webpackConfig.output,
+                            path: path.resolve(outDir, name),
+                            publicPath: `/${name}/`,
+                        };
 
-                    return webpackConfig;
-                })
-            );
-        });
+                        return webpackConfig;
+                    })
+                );
+            }
+        );
     } catch (err) {
         console.info(`No example app webpack files found`, err);
         process.exit(0);
     }
-}).then((webpackConfigs) => {
-    return [
-        rootAppWebpackConfig,
-        ...webpackConfigs
-    ];
+}).then(webpackConfigs => {
+    return [rootAppWebpackConfig, ...webpackConfigs];
 });
 
 module.exports = configs;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b1dea283412..c435dc209f3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8576,7 +8576,7 @@ copy-webpack-plugin@^5.1.1:
     serialize-javascript "^4.0.0"
     webpack-log "^2.0.0"
 
-copy-webpack-plugin@^6.0.3, copy-webpack-plugin@^6.3.0:
+copy-webpack-plugin@^6.0.0, copy-webpack-plugin@^6.0.3, copy-webpack-plugin@^6.3.0:
   version "6.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/copy-webpack-plugin/-/copy-webpack-plugin-6.4.1.tgz#138cd9b436dbca0a6d071720d5414848992ec47e"
   integrity sha512-MXyPCjdPVx5iiWyl40Va3JGh27bKzOTNY3NjUTrosD2q7dR/cLD0013uqJ3BpFbUjyONINjb6qI7nDIJujrMbA==
@@ -10858,7 +10858,7 @@ expect@^25.5.0:
     jest-message-util "^25.5.0"
     jest-regex-util "^25.2.6"
 
-express@^4.16.3, express@^4.17.1:
+express@4.17.1, express@^4.16.3, express@^4.17.1:
   version "4.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express/-/express-4.17.1.tgz#4491fc38605cf51f8629d39c2b5d026f98a4c134"
   integrity sha512-mHJ9O79RqluphRrcw2X/GTh3k9tVv8YcoyY4Kkh4WDMUYKRZUq0h1o0w2rrrxBqM7VoeUVqgb27xlEMXTnYt4g==