From f02ef4dd6acbccde0234ae345941f46dd08b7f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Broque Thomas <26755000+Nezreka@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:23:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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 README.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eae068d0..a79eeb7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ If `webui/static/dist/.vite/manifest.json` is missing or stale, React-owned rout
 
 ### Local Development
 
-Use two terminals so the backend and Vite stay independent:
+This is only for contributors working on the WebUI with hot reload. Normal Python/no-Docker installs should build once with `npm run build` as shown above, then run only Gunicorn.
+
+For active frontend development, use two terminals so the backend and Vite stay independent:
 
 1. Backend
    ```bash