diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "statsd",
+  "description": "A simple, lightweight network daemon to collect metrics over UDP",
+  "author": "Etsy",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./run_tests.sh"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/etsy/statsd.git"
+  },
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodeunit": "0.6.x",
+    "async": "0.1.x",
+    "underscore": "1.2.x",
+    "temp": "0.4.x"
+  },
+  "engine": {
+    "node" : ">=0.4"
+  }
+}