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@@ -74,7 +74,16 @@ pnpm i
 pnpm run dev
 ```
 
-This will start the frontend and backend with live reloading. A blank DB will be copied from the `dev_assets_seed` folder.
+This will start the backend. A blank DB will be copied from the `dev_assets_seed` folder.
+
+### Building the frontend
+
+To build just the frontend:
+
+```bash
+cd frontend
+pnpm build
+```
 
 ### Build from source