diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 50dd0e146..ada9a6c8c 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,59 +1,24 @@
+# builds if executable isn't foound
+if [ ! -f "tailwindcss" ]
+then
+    sh build.sh
 
-set +ex
-# Check if tailwindcss is already installed
-if command -v tailwindcss &> /dev/null; then
-    echo "tailwindcss is already installed."
-else
-    # checks OS and architecture for correct release
-    echo "Installing & building tailwind..."
-    
-    ASSET="tailwindcss"
-    
-    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-linux"
-        elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-macos"
-    fi
-    if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-x64"
-        elif [[ "$(uname -m)" == "arm64"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-arm64"
-    fi
-    pushd /tmp
-    curl -sLO "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/latest/download/${ASSET}"
-    chmod +x $ASSET
-    mv $ASSET /usr/local/bin/tailwindcss
-    popd
 fi
 
-
-source env.sh
-
 # initialized and configures tailwind if not configured
 if [ ! -f "tailwind.config.js" ]
 then
-    ./tailwindcss init
-    sed -i '' "s|  content: \\[\\],|  content: \\['./templates/**/*.html'\\],|g" tailwind.config.js
+	@@ -12,14 +37,23 @@ then
 fi
 
 # compiles tailwind css & launches locally
-# rm -rf public static/css
-# ./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --watch
-
-# zola serve &
+rm -rf public static/css
+./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --watch & zola serve &
 
 # compiles tailwind css for prod & builds project
-# ./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
-# zola build
+./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
+zola build
 
-# # kills zola and tw bg processes on interrupt
-# trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 1' INT
-# wait
-
-
-rm -rf public static/css
-tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
-
-zola build -o ~/Documents/web/$NAME/
-
-open ~/Documents/web/$NAME/index.html
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+# kills zola and tw bg processes on interrupt
+trap 'kill $(jobs -p); exit 1' INT
+wait
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