diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..464dd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "eg2.tslint",
+        "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c364e04..1b93be4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-rALeaOZsAEpht8sW34sds6JUzKk=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/bcrypt-nodejs": {
+      "version": "0.0.30",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/bcrypt-nodejs/-/bcrypt-nodejs-0.0.30.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-TN2WtJKTs5MhIuS34pVD415rrlg=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/bluebird": {
       "version": "3.0.37",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.0.37.tgz",
@@ -34,6 +40,15 @@
         "@types/node": "7.0.27"
       }
     },
+    "@types/compression": {
+      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/compression/-/compression-0.0.33.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-ldxzOiM5qoRjgdfxN3eS0lU9wn0=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/express": "4.0.35"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/connect-mongo": {
       "version": "0.0.32",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/connect-mongo/-/connect-mongo-0.0.32.tgz",
@@ -6594,9 +6609,9 @@
       }
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "2.3.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PTgyGCgjHkNPKHUUlZw3qCtin0I=",
+      "version": "2.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-+DlfhdRZJ2BnyYiqQYN6j4KHCEQ=",
       "dev": true
     },
     "uglify-js": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c17749d..5aaa1e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/async": "^2.0.40",
+    "@types/bcrypt-nodejs": "0.0.30",
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.16.2",
+    "@types/compression": "0.0.33",
     "@types/connect-mongo": "0.0.32",
     "@types/dotenv": "^2.0.20",
     "@types/errorhandler": "0.0.30",
@@ -89,6 +91,6 @@
     "supertest": "^2.0.1",
     "ts-jest": "^19.0.8",
     "tslint": "^5.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^2.2.2"
+    "typescript": "^2.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index f78b658..7afcfa6 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import * as logger from "morgan";
 import * as errorHandler from "errorhandler";
 import * as lusca from "lusca";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
-import * as mongo from "connect-mongo"; // (session)
+import * as mongo from "connect-mongo";
 import * as flash from "express-flash";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as mongoose from "mongoose";
diff --git a/src/types/bcrypt-nodejs.d.ts b/src/types/bcrypt-nodejs.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f9da50e..0000000
--- a/src/types/bcrypt-nodejs.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/** Declaration file generated by dts-gen */
-
-export function compare(data: any, encrypted: any, callback: any): void;
-
-export function compareSync(data: any, encrypted: any): any;
-
-export function genSalt(rounds: any, callback: (err: any, salt: any) => any): void;
-
-export function genSaltSync(rounds: any): any;
-
-export function getRounds(encrypted: any): any;
-
-export function hash(data: any, salt: any, progress: any, hash: (err: any, salt: any) => any): void;
-
-export function hashSync(data: any, salt: any, progress: any): any;
-
diff --git a/src/types/compression.d.ts b/src/types/compression.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e4330b..0000000
--- a/src/types/compression.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-declare module "compression";
diff --git a/src/types/express-status-monitor.d.ts b/src/types/express-status-monitor.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 82f8892..0000000
--- a/src/types/express-status-monitor.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-declare module "express-status-monitor";
\ No newline at end of file