diff --git a/dapp/package.json b/dapp/package.json
index 67c4b266c..7d4e89a85 100644
--- a/dapp/package.json
+++ b/dapp/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc && vite build && cp -r ./dist ../rust-executor/dapp",
+    "build": "tsc && vite build",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
diff --git a/rust-executor/.gitignore b/rust-executor/.gitignore
index 16fbedc51..e6ea29a4c 100644
--- a/rust-executor/.gitignore
+++ b/rust-executor/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ schema.gql
 !src/js_core/pubsub_extension.js
 !src/js_core/jwt_extension.js
 !src/prolog_service/prolog_service_extension.js
-!src/holochain_service/holochain_service_extension.js
-dapp
\ No newline at end of file
+!src/holochain_service/holochain_service_extension.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust-executor/Cargo.toml b/rust-executor/Cargo.toml
index 8f47dd193..51893ce5a 100644
--- a/rust-executor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust-executor/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ repository = "https://github.com/perspect3vism/ad4m"
 documentation = "https://docs.ad4m.dev"
 readme = "README.md"
 
+include = [
+    "src/**/*",
+    "dapp", # Symlink to the dapp directory
+    "executor", # Symlink to the executor directory
+    "build.rs",
+    "Cargo.toml"
+]
+
 [lib]
 name = "rust_executor"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
diff --git a/rust-executor/build.rs b/rust-executor/build.rs
index 2dc9b54d4..b25e0e9e5 100644
--- a/rust-executor/build.rs
+++ b/rust-executor/build.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 fn build_dapp() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let dapp_dir = Path::new("../dapp");
+    let dapp_dir = Path::new("./dapp");
 
     // Navigate to the dapp directory
     std::env::set_current_dir(&dapp_dir)?;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fn build_dapp() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 fn copy_dir_recursive(source: &Path, target: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     if source.is_dir() {
         fs::create_dir_all(target)?;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ fn copy_dir_recursive(source: &Path, target: &Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn build_js_executor() -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let executor_dir = Path::new("../executor");
+    let executor_dir = Path::new("./executor");
 
     // Navigate to the executor directory
     std::env::set_current_dir(&executor_dir)?;
@@ -83,17 +84,6 @@ fn main() {
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 
-    let source_dir = "../dapp/public";
-    let target_dir = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/dapp");
-
-    println!("Copying from {} to {}", source_dir, target_dir);
-
-
-    if let Err(err) = copy_dir_recursive(Path::new(source_dir), Path::new(target_dir)) {
-        eprintln!("Error copying directory: {}", err);
-        std::process::exit(1); // Exit with an error code to fail the build if the copy fails
-    }
-
     if let Err(err) = build_js_executor() {
         eprintln!("Error building JS executor: {}", err);
         std::process::exit(1);
diff --git a/rust-executor/dapp b/rust-executor/dapp
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5010a65d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-executor/dapp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../dapp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust-executor/executor b/rust-executor/executor
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5ba960b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-executor/executor
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../executor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust-executor/src/dapp_server.rs b/rust-executor/src/dapp_server.rs
index 5675653e7..ec1117e6c 100644
--- a/rust-executor/src/dapp_server.rs
+++ b/rust-executor/src/dapp_server.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn serve_dapp(port: u16) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Erro
         ..Config::debug_default()
     };
 
-    let dir = relative!("dapp");
+    let dir = relative!("dapp/dist");
     if !Path::new(dir).exists() {
         return Err("Dapp directory not found".into());
     }
 
     rocket::build()
         .configure(&config)
-        .mount("/", FileServer::from(relative!("dapp")))
+        .mount("/", FileServer::from(dir))
         .launch()
         .await?;
 
diff --git a/rust-executor/src/js_core/options.rs b/rust-executor/src/js_core/options.rs
index 6ec648206..0d9194529 100644
--- a/rust-executor/src/js_core/options.rs
+++ b/rust-executor/src/js_core/options.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn module_map() -> HashMap<String, String> {
     );
     map.insert(
         "https://ad4m.runtime/executor".to_string(),
-        include_str!("../../../executor/lib/bundle.js").to_string(),
+        include_str!("../../executor/lib/bundle.js").to_string(),
     );
     map
 }