diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 415604bf8..80c0ca7f1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ install*
 public
 static/css
 tailwindcss
+tailwindcss*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c30657880..5651b7cf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,13 +53,16 @@ Then clone the repository recursively to also pull in contents of `threefold_dat
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeflowuniverse/crystallib/development/scripts/install_hero.sh > /tmp/hero_install.sh
 bash /tmp/hero_install.sh
 
-#get this repo be careful --pr will remove all local changes (pull reset)
+#install zola & tailwind
+hero installers -n zola
+
+#get this repo be careful --pr will remove all local changes (pull reset), -b development means we are on the development branch
 hero git pull -u https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io -b development -pr
 
 #cd to the directory
 eval $(hero git cd -u https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io)
 
-
+bash build.sh
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index d4e42ff48..51ae957b2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,22 @@
+#/bin/bash
+set -ex
+
 echo "Starting build..."
 
-# TODO: Check if current version is latest to avoid redundant installation
-if [[ -f "tailwindcss" ]]
-then
-    echo "Tailwind installed"
-else
-    # rm tailwindcss
-    # checks os and architecture for correct release
-    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/8597411 
-    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
-
-    curl -sLO "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/latest/download/${ASSET}"
-    chmod +x $ASSET
-    mv $ASSET tailwindcss
-fi
-
-
+hero installers -n zola
 
 # initialized and configures tailwind if not configured
 echo "Initializing tailwind..."
 if [[ ! -f "tailwind.config.js" ]]
 then
-    ./tailwindcss init
+    tailwindcss init
     sed -i '' "s|  content: \\[\\],|  content: \\['./templates/**/*.html'\\],|g" tailwind.config.js
 fi
 
 # compiles tailwind css for prod & builds project
 echo "Compiling tailwindcss and building zola project..."
 rm -rf public static/css
-./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
+tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
 zola build
 
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4a8094af7..ef6e714bb 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
-# builds if executable isn't foound
-if [ ! -f "tailwindcss" ]
-then
-    sh build.sh
-fi
+#/bin/bash
+set -ex
+
+hero installers -n zola
 
 # initialized and configures tailwind if not configured
 if [ ! -f "tailwind.config.js" ]
 then
-    ./tailwindcss init
+    tailwindcss init
     sed -i '' "s|  content: \\[\\],|  content: \\['./templates/**/*.html'\\],|g" tailwind.config.js
 fi
 
 # compiles tailwind css & launches locally
 rm -rf public static/css
-./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --watch & zola serve &
+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
+tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
 zola build
 
 # kills zola and tw bg processes on interrupt