diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 9998498..52ec778 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const port = 3000;
 const http = require('http');
 const express = require('express');
 const socketio = require('socket.io');
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
 
 const app = express();
 const clientPath = __dirname+'/../client';
@@ -12,6 +13,17 @@ app.use(express.static(clientPath));
 const server = http.createServer(app);
 const io = socketio(server);
 
+app.post('/receiveUpdate', (req, res) => {
+    res.status(200).json({success:true});
+    exec(`sh ${__dirname}/../gitUpdate.sh`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+        console.log(stdout);
+        console.error(stderr);
+        if (error !== null) {
+            console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
+        }
+    });
+});
+
 server.on('error', err => {
     console.error('Server error:', err);
 });