diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index cbcfeef5c..4425f0dd4 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,24 +1,58 @@
-# 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
+	@@ -37,23 +12,13 @@ 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
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+# # 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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