diff --git a/explorer/app.json b/explorer/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86e56f5b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/explorer/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "buildpacks": [
+    {
+      "url": "https://buildpack-registry.s3.amazonaws.com/buildpacks/mars/create-react-app.tgz"
+    }
+  ]
+}