diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-deploy.yml
index fbd95ca8..0cd9b3c5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-deploy.yml
@@ -60,10 +60,24 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Deploying ${{ env.ENVIRONMENT }} to ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}"
           ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "sudo systemctl stop ${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }} || true"
-          ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "mkdir -p ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}"
-          ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm -rf ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}/build"
-          scp os-league-tools-master/build.tar.gz sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }}:/tmp/
-          ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "tar -xzf /tmp/build.tar.gz -C ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}/"
-          ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm /tmp/build.tar.gz"
+
+          if [ "${{ env.ENVIRONMENT }}" = "production" ]; then
+            # Production: deploy only built files
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "mkdir -p ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}"
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm -rf ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}/build"
+            scp os-league-tools-master/build.tar.gz sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }}:/tmp/
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "tar -xzf /tmp/build.tar.gz -C ${{ env.DEPLOY_PATH }}/"
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm /tmp/build.tar.gz"
+          else
+            # Dev: deploy full source for hot reload
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "mkdir -p /home/sonder/leagues-tools-dev"
+            tar -czf source.tar.gz os-league-tools-master/
+            scp source.tar.gz sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }}:/tmp/
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm -rf /home/sonder/leagues-tools-dev/os-league-tools-master"
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "tar -xzf /tmp/source.tar.gz -C /home/sonder/leagues-tools-dev/"
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "cd /home/sonder/leagues-tools-dev/os-league-tools-master && npm ci"
+            ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "rm /tmp/source.tar.gz"
+          fi
+
           ssh sonder@${{ env.FRONTEND_HOST }} "sudo systemctl start ${{ env.SERVICE_NAME }}"
           echo "Deployed ${{ env.ENVIRONMENT }} successfully!"
diff --git a/os-league-tools-dev.service b/os-league-tools-dev.service
index 97d51860..c9677fca 100644
--- a/os-league-tools-dev.service
+++ b/os-league-tools-dev.service
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ Group=sonder
 WorkingDirectory=/home/sonder/leagues-tools-dev/os-league-tools-master
 
 # Environment variables
-Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
+Environment="NODE_ENV=development"
 Environment="PORT=3001"
+Environment="HOST=0.0.0.0"
 
-# Start the application (serves the pre-built static files)
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/serve -s build -l tcp://0.0.0.0:3001
+# Start the dev server with hot reload
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm run dev
 
 # Restart policy
 Restart=on-failure