diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0015fe7..c9ffa05 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
-    id "java"
+    id "java-library"
+    id "idea"
 }
 
 base {
@@ -71,3 +72,31 @@ jar {
         rename { "${it}_${project.name ?: rootProject.name}" }
     }
 }
+
+idea {
+    module {
+        ["run"].each {
+            excludeDirs << file("$it")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register("runViaProxy", JavaExec) {
+    dependsOn tasks.jar
+
+    mainClass = "net.raphimc.viaproxy.ViaProxy"
+    classpath = sourceSets.main.compileClasspath
+    workingDir = file("run")
+    jvmArgs = ["-DskipUpdateCheck"]
+
+    doFirst {
+        def pluginsDir = file("$workingDir/plugins")
+        pluginsDir.mkdirs()
+        file("$pluginsDir/${project.name}.jar").bytes = tasks.jar.archiveFile.get().asFile.bytes
+    }
+
+    doLast {
+        file("$workingDir/plugins/${project.name}.jar").delete()
+        file("$workingDir/logs").deleteDir()
+    }
+}