diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e683978..a5d0607 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 kitchen: wasm kitchen/src/*.rs
-	cp -r web/dist kitchen/webdist
 	cd kitchen; cargo build
 
-wasm: web/index.html web/src/*.rs
+release: wasmrelease
+	cd kitchen; cargo build --release
+
+wasmrelease: web/index.html web/src/*.rs web/src/components/*.rs
+	cd web; trunk build --release --public-url /ui/ --dist ../kitchen/webdist
+
+wasm: web/index.html web/src/*.rs web/src/components/*.rs
 	cd web; trunk build --public-url /ui/
+	cp -r web/dist kitchen/webdist
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf web/dist/* kitchen/webdist
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diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 5d2ccf2..5735705 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
+EXAMPLES=${EXAMPLES:-../examples}
 make clean kitchen
 pushd web
 trunk serve \
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ trunkpid=$!
 popd
 trap "{ echo killing ${trunkpid}; kill -9 ${trunkpid}; }" EXIT
 pushd kitchen
-echo Starting api server
-cargo run -- serve --dir ../examples
+echo Starting api server serving ${EXAMPLES}
+cargo run -- serve --dir ${EXAMPLES}
 popd
 # This is ghetto but I'm doing it anyway
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