diff --git a/client/src/js/app.js b/client/src/js/app.js
index 806bf0b..40d9fc7 100644
--- a/client/src/js/app.js
+++ b/client/src/js/app.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import core from './core'
 
 const wiredActions = hyperlog(app)(state, actions, view, document.body);
 
+startServer();
+
 document.onreadystatechange = function() {
     if (document.readyState === "complete") {
         wiredActions.restoreState();
@@ -21,4 +23,11 @@ core(wiredActions);
 // This disables bouncing in iOS
 // https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182521
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/50856621/1589989
-window.addEventListener("touchmove", (event) => event.preventDefault(), {passive: false} );
\ No newline at end of file
+window.addEventListener("touchmove", (event) => event.preventDefault(), {passive: false} );
+
+
+function startServer() {
+    var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xmlhttp.open("GET", "../../server/starter.php");
+    xmlhttp.send();
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b92b17..804dd50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tcs",
-  "version": "0.12.2",
+  "version": "0.12.3",
   "description": "Turtle Control Software",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index 0a8e35a..04f79d7 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version = (0, 12, 2)
+version = (0, 12, 3)
 version_info = '.'.join(str(c) for c in version)
diff --git a/utils/make_deb.sh b/utils/make_deb.sh
index 9f5e94b..e6bc9b2 100755
--- a/utils/make_deb.sh
+++ b/utils/make_deb.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fpm --input-type dir \
 	--vendor "Kell ideas Ltd." \
 	--license "MIT" \
 	--url "https://github.com/TurtleRover/tcs" \
-	--version "0.12.2" \
+	--version "0.12.3" \
 	--iteration 7 \
 	--architecture all \
 	--deb-no-default-config-files \