Having the build on server side seems like the way when you don't have to ask each dev to set stuff up and it will be a hassle to change environment once deployed. I also auto upload my TS to server and let the server handle it but I do wonder if there's an easy way for average shops to deploy.

It seems everyone is doing their own way of build process from local build, gulp, webpack or custom server processing and all has their downsides.

It does seem like a hurdle when this process isn't easy for everyone involved when switching to TS.