diff --git a/Dioxus.toml b/Dioxus.toml
index b4bdecb..082d2e2 100644
--- a/Dioxus.toml
+++ b/Dioxus.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ watch_path = ["src", "Cargo.toml"]
 [web.resource]
 style = ["/style.css", "/highlight.css", "/tiptap/editor.css", "/lightbox/lightbox.css", "/yggdrasil-core/yggdrasil-core.css"]
 script = ["/tiptap/editor.js", "/lightbox/lightbox.js", "/yggdrasil-core/yggdrasil-core.js"]
-
-[web.resource.dev]
-style = ["/style.css", "/highlight.css", "/tiptap/editor.css", "/lightbox/lightbox.css", "/yggdrasil-core/yggdrasil-core.css"]
-script = ["/tiptap/editor.js", "/lightbox/lightbox.js", "/yggdrasil-core/yggdrasil-core.js"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6c9222..ac7c2c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: dev build build-linux css css-watch clean build-editor build-editor-incremental build-lightbox build-lightbox-incremental build-core build-core-incremental highlight-css test doc doc-open
+.PHONY: dev build build-linux css css-watch clean build-editor build-editor-incremental build-lightbox build-lightbox-incremental build-core build-core-incremental highlight-css test doc doc-open start
 
 build:
 	@$(MAKE) build-editor
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ build:
 	@tailwindcss -i input.css -o public/style.css --minify
 	@$(MAKE) doc
 	@dx build --release --debug-symbols=false
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Build complete! To run the release version locally, use:"
+	@echo "  make start"
+	@echo "Or run manually with:"
+	@echo "  DIOXUS_ASSET_DIR=target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/public ./target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/server"
 
 build-linux:
 	@$(MAKE) build-editor
@@ -17,6 +22,10 @@ build-linux:
 	@tailwindcss -i input.css -o public/style.css --minify
 	@dx build @client --release --debug-symbols=false --wasm-js-cfg false
 	@dx build @server --release --debug-symbols=false --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --wasm-js-cfg false --features server
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Linux build complete! The server binary is at target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/server"
+	@echo "Remember to deploy it alongside the target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/public directory."
+	@echo "When running the server, ensure DIOXUS_ASSET_DIR is set or the public directory is in CWD."
 
 highlight-css:
 	@cargo run --bin generate_highlight_css
@@ -59,6 +68,10 @@ dev: build-editor-incremental build-lightbox-incremental build-core-incremental
 	trap 'kill $$TAILWIND_PID 2>/dev/null; exit' INT TERM EXIT; \
 	SSR_CACHE_SECS=0 dx serve --addr 0.0.0.0
 
+start:
+	@echo "Starting local release build..."
+	@DIOXUS_ASSET_DIR=target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/public ./target/dx/yggdrasil/release/web/server
+
 css:
 	@tailwindcss -i input.css -o public/style.css