diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63ad084e2..e656afe21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 **/.idea/
 **/dist/
 **/.env.local
+
+# TypeScript build cache manifests
+*.tsbuildinfo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index ccf449649..fbc35b8aa 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   [#548](https://github.com/aws/graph-explorer/pull/548))
 - **Improved** SageMaker Lifecycle script handling of CloudWatch log driver
   failures ([#550](https://github.com/aws/graph-explorer/pull/550))
+- **Changed** Node to run in production mode
+  ([#558](https://github.com/aws/graph-explorer/pull/558))
 - **Removed** hosting production server using the client side Vite
   configuration, requiring the use of the proxy server
   ([#565](https://github.com/aws/graph-explorer/pull/565))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6bce29c1f..f73526a25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     "check:lint": "eslint .",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "check:format": "prettier --check .",
-    "test": "pnpm --stream -r run test",
-    "test:watch": "pnpm --stream -r run test:watch",
-    "coverage": "pnpm --stream -r run coverage",
-    "check:types": "pnpm --stream -r check:types",
-    "checks": "pnpm run '/^check:.*/'",
+    "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:watch": "vitest",
+    "coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
+    "check:types": "tsc --build",
+    "checks": "pnpm clean && pnpm run '/^check:.*/'",
     "start": "pnpm --filter \"graph-explorer-proxy-server\" run start",
     "clean": "pnpm --stream -r run clean",
     "build": "pnpm --stream -r run build",
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "@eslint/compat": "^1.1.1",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.9.0",
     "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.1",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^2.0.5",
     "eslint": "^9.9.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.35.0",
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/package.json b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/package.json
index 0dd414d97..b3a894bd0 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/package.json
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@
   "main": "dist/node-server.js",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rimraf dist",
-    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "clean": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json --clean && rimraf dist coverage",
+    "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json",
     "dev": "tsx watch src/node-server.ts",
-    "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
-    "start": "node dist/node-server.js",
-    "check:types": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/node-server.js"
   },
   "author": "amazon",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/src/node-server.ts b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/src/node-server.ts
index f38ab0b87..5614bd287 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/src/node-server.ts
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/src/node-server.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const proxyLogger = createLogger();
 app.use(requestLoggingMiddleware(proxyLogger));
 
 // Function to get IAM headers for AWS4 signing process.
-async function getIAMHeaders(options) {
+async function getIAMHeaders(options: string | aws4.Request) {
   const credentialProvider = fromNodeProviderChain();
   const creds = await credentialProvider();
   if (creds === undefined) {
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ async function getIAMHeaders(options) {
       "IAM is enabled but credentials cannot be found on the credential provider chain."
     );
   }
+
   const headers = aws4.sign(options, {
     accessKeyId: creds.accessKeyId,
     secretAccessKey: creds.secretAccessKey,
-    sessionToken: creds.sessionToken,
+    ...(creds.sessionToken && { sessionToken: creds.sessionToken }),
   });
 
   return headers;
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ const retryFetch = async (
       }
     }
   }
+  // Should never reach this code
+  throw new Error("retryFetch failed to complete retry logic");
 };
 
 // Function to fetch data from the given URL and send it as a response.
@@ -166,8 +169,8 @@ async function fetchData(
       region,
       serviceType
     );
-    const data = await response!.json();
-    res.status(response!.status);
+    const data = await response.json();
+    res.status(response.status);
     res.send(data);
   } catch (error) {
     next(error);
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ app.post("/sparql", (req, res, next) => {
     body,
   };
 
-  fetchData(
+  return fetchData(
     res,
     next,
     rawUrl,
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ app.post("/gremlin", (req, res, next) => {
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
   };
 
-  fetchData(
+  return fetchData(
     res,
     next,
     rawUrl,
@@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ app.post("/openCypher", (req, res, next) => {
     ? (headers["service-type"] ?? DEFAULT_SERVICE_TYPE)
     : "";
 
-  fetchData(
+  return fetchData(
     res,
     next,
     rawUrl,
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.build.json b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.build.json
index e065bcd3e..96be82552 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 {
   "extends": ["./tsconfig.json"],
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "noEmit": false,
-    "outDir": "dist"
-  },
   "include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
   "exclude": ["**/*.test.ts", "./src/test-setup.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.json b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.json
index 835a8266e..feb25e947 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,30 +1,27 @@
 {
+  "extends": ["../../tsconfig.base.json"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     /* Language and Environment */
+    "composite": true,
     "target": "ES2022",
     "lib": ["ES2023"],
+    "types": ["vitest/globals"],
 
     /* Modules */
     "module": "node16",
-    "noEmit": true,
 
     /* Interop Constraints */
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
 
-    /* Type Checking */
-    "strict": true,
-    "noImplicitAny": false,
-    "types": ["vitest/globals"],
-
-    /* Completeness */
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-
     /* Paths */
+    "outDir": "./dist",
     "baseUrl": "./src",
+    "rootDir": "./src",
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "references": [{ "path": "./tsconfig.build.json" }]
 }
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/package.json b/packages/graph-explorer/package.json
index 22569d916..7ef78fbc8 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/package.json
@@ -7,14 +7,10 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "vitest run",
-    "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
     "dev": "vite --force",
-    "clean": "rimraf dist",
+    "clean": "tsc --build --clean && rimraf dist coverage",
     "vite-build": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=6144 vite build",
-    "build": "pnpm vite-build -- --mode production",
-    "check:types": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "build": "pnpm vite-build -- --mode production"
   },
   "author": "amazon",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/AdvancedList/internalComponents/EmptyState.tsx b/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/AdvancedList/internalComponents/EmptyState.tsx
index efd796c1d..46b432c19 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/AdvancedList/internalComponents/EmptyState.tsx
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/AdvancedList/internalComponents/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { NoWidgetIcon, SearchSadIcon } from "@/components/icons";
 import { PanelEmptyState } from "@/components/PanelEmptyState";
 
 const getEmptyStateItems = (
-  empty: boolean,
+  _empty: boolean,
   noSearchResults: boolean,
   emptyState?: {
     noSearchResultsTitle?: ReactNode;
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/NotificationProvider/reducer.ts b/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/NotificationProvider/reducer.ts
index 5b3d35de6..b29341755 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/NotificationProvider/reducer.ts
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/components/NotificationProvider/reducer.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ const reducer = (state: NotificationState, action: NotificationAction) => {
       };
     }
   }
-
-  return state;
 };
 
 export default reducer;
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/hooks/useSchemaSync.ts b/packages/graph-explorer/src/hooks/useSchemaSync.ts
index 4bd7577d7..64eb65208 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/hooks/useSchemaSync.ts
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/hooks/useSchemaSync.ts
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ const useSchemaSync = (onSyncChange?: (isSyncing: boolean) => void) => {
         type: "error",
         stackable: true,
       });
-      if (e.name === "AbortError") {
+      if (e instanceof Error && e.name === "AbortError") {
         logger.error(
           `[${
             config.displayLabel || config.id
-          }] Fetch aborted, reached max time out ${config.connection?.fetchTimeoutMs} MS `
+          }] Fetch aborted, reached max time out ${config.connection?.fetchTimeoutMs} MS`
         );
       } else {
         logger.error(
           `[${
             config.displayLabel || config.id
-          }] Error while fetching schema: ${e.message}`
+          }] Error while fetching schema: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : "Unexpected error"}`
         );
       }
       updateSchemaState(config.id);
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/index.tsx b/packages/graph-explorer/src/index.tsx
index 5fd6bb8ad..b82a0d6be 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/index.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ const grabConfig = async (): Promise<RawConfiguration | undefined> => {
       },
     };
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`Error when trying to create connection: ${error.message}`);
+    console.error(
+      `Error when trying to create connection: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unexpected error"}`
+    );
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/EdgesTabular.tsx b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/EdgesTabular.tsx
index 01ae2dea2..d724bdea7 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/EdgesTabular.tsx
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/EdgesTabular.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { recoilDiffSets } from "@/utils/recoilState";
 
 type ToggleEdge = Edge & { __is_visible: boolean };
 
-const EdgesTabular = forwardRef<TabularInstance<any>, any>((props, ref) => {
+const EdgesTabular = forwardRef<TabularInstance<any>, any>((_props, ref) => {
   const t = useTranslations();
   const edges = useRecoilValue(edgesAtom);
   const setEdgesOut = useSetRecoilState(edgesOutOfFocusIdsAtom);
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/NodesTabular.tsx b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/NodesTabular.tsx
index d688f9c97..7ee4b1ce4 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/NodesTabular.tsx
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/EntitiesTabular/components/NodesTabular.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { recoilDiffSets } from "@/utils/recoilState";
 
 type ToggleVertex = Vertex & { __is_visible: boolean };
 
-const NodesTabular = forwardRef<TabularInstance<any>, any>((props, ref) => {
+const NodesTabular = forwardRef<TabularInstance<any>, any>((_props, ref) => {
   const t = useTranslations();
   const nodes = useRecoilValue(nodesAtom);
   const setNodesOut = useSetRecoilState(nodesOutOfFocusIdsAtom);
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/KeywordSearch/KeywordSearch.tsx b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/KeywordSearch/KeywordSearch.tsx
index 3b0eab47d..a40e9ff75 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/KeywordSearch/KeywordSearch.tsx
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/src/modules/KeywordSearch/KeywordSearch.tsx
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ function SearchResults({
         items={resultItems}
         draggable={true}
         defaultItemType="graph-viewer__node"
-        onItemClick={(event, item) => {
+        onItemClick={(_event, item) => {
           selection.toggle(item.id);
         }}
         selectedItemsIds={Array.from(selection.state)}
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.app.json b/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.app.json
index 235857953..b0c6a8080 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
+  "extends": ["../../tsconfig.base.json"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2022",
     "useDefineForClassFields": true,
     "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
     "module": "ESNext",
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
     "types": ["vite/client", "vitest/globals", "@testing-library/jest-dom"],
 
     /* Path aliasing */
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "moduleDetection": "force",
     "noEmit": true,
-    "jsx": "react-jsx",
-
-    /* Linting */
-    "strict": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noUnusedParameters": true,
-    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+    "jsx": "react-jsx"
   },
   "include": ["src"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.json b/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.json
index ba5138b53..eb77d66ea 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "extends": ["../../tsconfig.base.json"],
   "files": [],
   "references": [
     { "path": "./tsconfig.app.json" },
diff --git a/packages/graph-explorer/vite.config.ts b/packages/graph-explorer/vite.config.ts
index cd766e7dd..f97a4f474 100644
--- a/packages/graph-explorer/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/graph-explorer/vite.config.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       transformIndexHtml: {
         order: "pre",
         handler: (html: string) => {
-          return html.replace(/%(.*?)%/g, function (match, p1) {
+          return html.replace(/%(.*?)%/g, function (_match, p1) {
             return env[p1] ? env[p1] : "";
           });
         },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e329aa53b..28a7265f4 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ importers:
       '@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query':
         specifier: ^5.51.1
         version: 5.51.1(eslint@9.9.0)(typescript@5.5.4)
+      '@vitest/coverage-v8':
+        specifier: ^2.0.5
+        version: 2.0.5(vitest@2.0.5)
       eslint:
         specifier: ^9.9.0
         version: 9.9.0
@@ -5520,7 +5523,7 @@ packages:
       std-env: 3.7.0
       test-exclude: 7.0.1
       tinyrainbow: 1.2.0
-      vitest: 2.0.5(@types/node@20.12.8)(happy-dom@14.12.3)(jsdom@24.1.0)
+      vitest: 2.0.5
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..016af2288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    /* Useful for project references */
+    "composite": true,
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "noEmitOnError": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+
+    /* Linting */
+    "strict": true,
+    "strictNullChecks": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "allowUnusedLabels": false,
+    "allowUnreachableCode": false,
+    "noImplicitOverride": true,
+    "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "checkJs": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90b3ea960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.base.json",
+  "files": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "packages/graph-explorer" },
+    { "path": "packages/graph-explorer-proxy-server" }
+  ]
+}