diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54c1361..f5a77d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Version 0.0.5
+
+- Will attempt to launch bundled `ssb-server` if it can't connect to one.
+
 # Version 0.0.4
 
 - Refactored the source code to Mithril.
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 5bcc4b0..c07c232 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 const m = require("mithril");
+const electron = require("electron")
 const Navigation = require("./navigation");
 const Welcome = require("./welcome");
 const Backup = require("./backup");
 const root = document.getElementById("root");
 
 
+electron.ipcRenderer.on('server-started', (event, config) => {
+	console.log("server started")
+	m.route.set("/backup/connect")
+})
+
 m.route(root, "/welcome", {
 	"/welcome": {
 		render: (vnode) => {
@@ -16,4 +22,5 @@ m.route(root, "/welcome", {
 			return m(Navigation, m(Backup, vnode.attrs))
 		}
 	}
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
diff --git a/background-process.js b/background-process.js
index 84551b3..c87d745 100644
--- a/background-process.js
+++ b/background-process.js
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ const Path = require('path')
 const electron = require('electron')
 const Client = require('ssb-client')
 const ssbKeys = require('ssb-keys')
+const Config = require("ssb-config/inject")
+const appName = process.env.ssb_appname || "ssb"
+const config = Config(appName)
 
 // pull config options out of depject
-let config = require('./config')
-console.log("config", config)
-
-config = config.create().config.sync.load()
 
 const createSbot = require('ssb-server')
 	.use(require('ssb-local'))
diff --git a/backup.js b/backup.js
index b147b06..815415c 100644
--- a/backup.js
+++ b/backup.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 // dependencies needed...
 const m = require("mithril")
+const electron = require('electron')
 const marked = require("marked")
 const path = require("path")
 const fs = require("fs")
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const secretFile = path.join(config.path, "secret")
 // script local variables used by multiple components...
 let backup = {}
 let sbot = false
+let attemptedToStartBuiltinServer = false
 
 /**
  * MessageWithIndeterminateProgress
@@ -176,7 +178,11 @@ const connect = {
         ssbClient(config, (err, server) => {
             if (err) {
                 console.error("err", err)
-                m.route.set("/backup/servernotrunning")
+                if (attemptedToStartBuiltinServer) {
+                    m.route.set("/backup/servernotrunning")
+                } else {
+                    m.route.set("/backup/startserver")
+                }
             } else {
                 sbot = server
                 backup.feed = sbot.id
@@ -191,6 +197,19 @@ const connect = {
     }
 }
 
+const startserver = {
+    oncreate: function (vnode) {
+        attemptedToStartBuiltinServer = true
+        electron.ipcRenderer.send('start-server', config)
+
+    },
+    view: function (vnode) {
+        return m(MessageWithIndeterminateProgress, {
+            content: `Attempting to start SSB server...`
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * getdatafromserver - phase 4 of backup
  * 
@@ -412,6 +431,7 @@ const BackupView = {
         start,
         checkssbfolder,
         connect,
+        startserver,
         getdatafromserver,
         summary,
         saved,
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index efbdece..cc86014 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const debug = require('electron-debug')
 const contextMenu = require('electron-context-menu')
 const menu = require('./menu')
 const appName = process.env.SSB_APPNAME || 'ssb'
+const developmentMode = process.env.DEVELOPMENT_MODE == "true" || false
 const os = require('os')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const CONFIG_FOLDER = path.join(os.homedir(), `.${appName}`)
@@ -37,15 +38,22 @@ let windows = {};
 
 const createBackgroundWindow = async () => {
 	if (!windows.background) {
+		console.log("creating background window...")
 		const bgWin = new BrowserWindow({
 			title: "SSB Backup tool server",
-			show: false,
-			width: 150,
-			height: 150,
+			show: developmentMode,
+			width: 500,
+			height: 500,
 			webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true }
 
 		});
 
+		bgWin.on('closed', () => {
+			// Dereference the window
+			// For multiple windows store them in an array
+			windows.background = undefined
+		});
+
 		await bgWin.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, 'background.html'))
 
 		return bgWin
@@ -63,7 +71,9 @@ const createMainWindow = async () => {
 
 	win.on('ready-to-show', () => {
 		win.show()
-		// win.closeDevTools()
+		if (!developmentMode) {
+			win.closeDevTools()
+		}
 	});
 
 	win.on('closed', () => {
@@ -111,5 +121,11 @@ app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
 
 	ipcMain.once('server-started', async (ev, config) => {
 		console.log("server started!")
+		windows.main.webContents.send('server-started', config)
+	})
+
+	ipcMain.once('start-server', async () => {
+		console.log("attempting to start server...")
+		windows.background = await createBackgroundWindow()
 	})
 })();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd134a4..e403c7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "ssb-backup-tool",
 	"productName": "SSB Backup Tool",
-	"version": "0.0.4",
+	"version": "0.0.5",
 	"description": "A backup tool for the scuttleverse",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"repository": "ssbc/ssb-backup-tool",
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
 		"start": "cross-env ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS=true electron .",
+		"dev": "cross-env ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS=true DEVELOPMENT_MODE=true electron .",
 		"pack": "electron-builder --dir",
 		"dist": "electron-builder --macos --windows --linux ",
 		"release": "env-cmd electron-builder --windows --macos --linux --publish always",
@@ -71,8 +72,14 @@
 				"github"
 			],
 			"target": [
-				"nsis",
-				"zip"
+				{ 
+					"target": "nsis",
+					"arch": ["x64", "ia32"]
+				},
+				{
+					"target": "zip",
+					"arch": ["x64", "ia32", "arm64"]
+				}
 			]
 		},
 		"mac": {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d2b1366..eaa1741 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ $ npm install
 $ npm start
 ```
 
+### Run in development mode
+
+```
+$ npm install
+$ npm run dev
+```
+
+In _development mode_ the development tools are visible and both the main window and the background window responsible for the bundled ssb-server are visible.
+
 ### Publish
 
 ```