diff --git a/assets/scripts/check-engine-deployment.sh b/assets/scripts/check-engine-deployment.sh
index 36968919..a54fae2f 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/check-engine-deployment.sh
+++ b/assets/scripts/check-engine-deployment.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@ CLUSTER_ID=$4
 CLUSTER_TYPE=$5
 OPS_FOLDER=$6
 TAG=$7
+RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT=$8
 
 #=======================
 # Verify Ethereal Engine
 #=======================
+ if [[ "$RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT" == 'true' ]]; then
+         APP_ENV=development
+    else
+         APP_ENV=production
+   fi
 
 cd "$ENGINE_FOLDER" || exit
 
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ export COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD=0
 if [[ $CLUSTER_TYPE == 'microk8s' ]]; then
     set +e
 
-    bash ./scripts/build_microk8s.sh "$TAG" true
+    bash ./scripts/build_microk8s.sh "$TAG" true "$APP_ENV"
 
     exit_status=$?
     if [ "$exit_status" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ elif [[ $CLUSTER_TYPE == 'microk8sWindows' ]]; then
     while [ "$retry" -le 6 ]; do
         echo "Trying: $retry"
 
-        bash ./scripts/build_microk8s.sh "$TAG" true
+        bash ./scripts/build_microk8s.sh "$TAG" true "$APP_ENV"
 
         exit_status=$?
         if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-linux.sh b/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-linux.sh
index bd70ba5f..dcf2bca6 100755
--- a/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-linux.sh
+++ b/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-linux.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checkExitCode() {
 # Parameters
 #===========
 
-while getopts a:c:d:f:i:o:p:r: flag; do
+while getopts a:c:d:f:i:o:p:r:u: flag; do
     case "${flag}" in
     a) ASSETS_FOLDER=${OPTARG} ;;
     c) CONFIGS_FOLDER=${OPTARG} ;;
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ while getopts a:c:d:f:i:o:p:r: flag; do
     o) OPS_FOLDER=${OPTARG} ;;
     p) PASSWORD=${OPTARG} ;;
     r) ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK=${OPTARG} ;;
+    u) RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT=${OPTARG} ;;
     *)
         echo "Invalid argument passed" >&2
         exit 1
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ while getopts a:c:d:f:i:o:p:r: flag; do
     esac
 done
 
-if [[ -z $ASSETS_FOLDER || -z $CONFIGS_FOLDER || -z $FORCE_DB_REFRESH || -z $ENGINE_FOLDER || -z $CLUSTER_ID || -z $OPS_FOLDER || -z $ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK ]]; then
+if [[ -z $ASSETS_FOLDER || -z $CONFIGS_FOLDER || -z $FORCE_DB_REFRESH || -z $ENGINE_FOLDER || -z $CLUSTER_ID || -z $OPS_FOLDER || -z $ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK || -z $RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT ]]; then
     # Allow empty passwords
     echo "Missing arguments"
     exit 1
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ echo "Engine Folder: ${ENGINE_FOLDER}"
 echo "OPS Folder: ${OPS_FOLDER}"
 echo "Assets Folder: ${ASSETS_FOLDER}"
 echo "Configs Folder: ${CONFIGS_FOLDER}"
+echo "Run In development: ${RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT}"
 
 #================================
 # Set script directory as current
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ checkExitCode
 # Verify Ethereal Engine
 #=======================
 
-bash "$SCRIPTS_FOLDER/check-engine-deployment.sh" "$ENGINE_FOLDER" "$FORCE_DB_REFRESH" "$CONFIGS_FOLDER" "$CLUSTER_ID" "microk8s" "$OPS_FOLDER" "$TAG"
+bash "$SCRIPTS_FOLDER/check-engine-deployment.sh" "$ENGINE_FOLDER" "$FORCE_DB_REFRESH" "$CONFIGS_FOLDER" "$CLUSTER_ID" "microk8s" "$OPS_FOLDER" "$TAG" "$RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT"
 
 checkExitCode
 
diff --git a/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-windows.ps1 b/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-windows.ps1
index ef19cc3a..5ba2aa37 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-windows.ps1
+++ b/assets/scripts/configure-microk8s-windows.ps1
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ for ( $i = 0; $i -lt $args.count; $i += 2 ) {
     elseif ($args[$i] -eq "-r") {
         $ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK = $args[$i + 1]
     }
+    elseif ($args[$i] -eq "-u") {
+        $RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT = $args[$i + 1]
+    }
     else {
         throw "Invalid argument passed"
         exit 1
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ASSETS_FOLDER) -or
     [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($CLUSTER_ID) -or 
     [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($OPS_FOLDER) -or 
     [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($PASSWORD) -or 
-    [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK)) {
+    [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK) -or
+    [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT)) {
     throw "Missing arguments"
     exit 1
 }
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ Write-Host "Engine Folder: $ENGINE_FOLDER";
 Write-Host "OPS Folder: $OPS_FOLDER";
 Write-Host "Configs Folder: $CONFIGS_FOLDER";
 Write-Host "Assets Folder: $ASSETS_FOLDER";
+Write-Host "Force DB Refresh: $RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT";
 
 #==============
 # Prerequisites
@@ -412,7 +417,7 @@ Write-Host "Tag is $TAG";
 # Verify Ethereal Engine
 #=======================
 
-wsl bash -ic "`"$SCRIPTS_FOLDER/check-engine-deployment.sh`" `"$ENGINE_FOLDER`" `"$FORCE_DB_REFRESH`" `"$CONFIGS_FOLDER`" `"$CLUSTER_ID`" `"microk8sWindows`" `"$OPS_FOLDER`" `"$TAG`"";
+wsl bash -ic "`"$SCRIPTS_FOLDER/check-engine-deployment.sh`" `"$ENGINE_FOLDER`" `"$FORCE_DB_REFRESH`" `"$CONFIGS_FOLDER`" `"$CLUSTER_ID`" `"microk8sWindows`" `"$OPS_FOLDER`" `"$TAG`" `"$RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT`"";
 
 checkExitCode;
 
diff --git a/src/constants/Storage.ts b/src/constants/Storage.ts
index db9baad2..76cc6683 100755
--- a/src/constants/Storage.ts
+++ b/src/constants/Storage.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const generateUUID = () => {
 const Storage = {
   COLOR_MODE: 'COLOR_MODE',
   FORCE_DB_REFRESH: 'FORCE_DB_REFRESH',
+  RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT: 'RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT',
   AUTH_SECRET_KEY: 'AUTH_SECRET_UUID_OR_SIMILAR',
   SNS_TOPIC_NAME_KEY: 'SNS_TOPIC_NAME',
   AWS_ACCOUNT_ID_KEY: 'AWS_ACCOUNT_ID',
diff --git a/src/main/Clusters/MicroK8s/MicroK8s.class.ts b/src/main/Clusters/MicroK8s/MicroK8s.class.ts
index 16e4ded4..970de843 100644
--- a/src/main/Clusters/MicroK8s/MicroK8s.class.ts
+++ b/src/main/Clusters/MicroK8s/MicroK8s.class.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ class MicroK8s {
           `-i "${cluster.id}"`,
           `-o "${cluster.configs[Storage.OPS_PATH]}"`,
           `-p "${password}"`,
-          `-r "${cluster.configs[Storage.ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK]}"`
+          `-r "${cluster.configs[Storage.ENABLE_RIPPLE_STACK]}"`,
+          `-u "${flags[Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT]}"`
         ],
         onConfigureStd,
         onConfigureStd
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Config/RunDevView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Config/RunDevView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cce0f377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Config/RunDevView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// RunInDevelopment.tsx
+import { Box, FormControlLabel, Switch, SxProps, Theme, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import InfoTooltip from '../../common/InfoTooltip';
+import Storage from 'constants/Storage';
+
+interface Props {
+  // runDev: Record<string, string>;
+  localFlags: Record<string, string>;
+  onChange: (key: string, value: string) => void;
+  sx?: SxProps<Theme>;
+}
+
+const RunInDevelopment = ({ localFlags, onChange, sx }: Props) => {
+  return (
+    <Box sx={sx}>
+      <FormControlLabel
+        labelPlacement="start"
+        label={
+          <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'top', flexDirection: 'row' }}>
+            <Typography variant="body2">{Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT.replaceAll('_', ' ')}</Typography>
+            <InfoTooltip message="Toggle to run in development mode." />
+          </Box>
+        }
+        sx={{ marginTop: 1, marginLeft: 0 }}
+        control={<Switch checked={localFlags[Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT] === 'true'} sx={{ marginLeft: 4 }} />}
+        value={localFlags[Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT] === 'true'}
+        // onChange={(_event, checked) => onChange(Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT, checked ? 'true' : 'false')}
+        onChange={(_event, checked) => {
+            onChange(Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT, checked ? 'true' : 'false')
+            if (checked) {
+                console.log(true)
+                console.log(Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT)
+              console.log(localFlags[Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT])
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log(false)
+                console.log(Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT)
+              console.log(localFlags[Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT])
+            }
+        }}
+      />
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RunInDevelopment;
diff --git a/src/renderer/dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.tsx
index 9d46b78c..26c6d0f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/dialogs/ConfigurationDialog.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import ConfigsView from '../components/Config/ConfigsView'
 import FlagsView from '../components/Config/FlagsView'
 import SummaryView from '../components/Config/SummaryView'
 import VarsView from '../components/Config/VarsView'
+import RunDevView from 'renderer/components/Config/RunDevView'
 
 const ColorlibStepIcon = (props: StepIconProps) => {
   const { active, completed, className } = props
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ const ConfigurationDialog = ({ onClose }: Props) => {
   })
   const [tempConfigs, setTempConfigs] = useState({} as Record<string, string>)
   const [tempVars, setTempVars] = useState({} as Record<string, string>)
-  const [localFlags, setLocalFlags] = useState({ [Storage.FORCE_DB_REFRESH]: 'false' } as Record<string, string>)
+  const [localFlags, setLocalFlags] = useState({ [Storage.FORCE_DB_REFRESH]: 'false', [Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT]: 'false' } as Record<string, string>)
 
   if (!selectedCluster) {
     enqueueSnackbar('Please select a cluster.', { variant: 'error' })
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ const ConfigurationDialog = ({ onClose }: Props) => {
         <Box sx={{ marginLeft: 2, marginRight: 2 }}>
           <ConfigsView localConfigs={localConfigs} onChange={onChangeConfig} />
           <FlagsView localFlags={localFlags} onChange={onChangeFlag} />
+          <RunDevView localFlags={localFlags} onChange={onChangeFlag}/>
         </Box>
       )
     },
diff --git a/src/renderer/dialogs/CreateClusterDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/dialogs/CreateClusterDialog.tsx
index 72b55517..2fddae3c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/dialogs/CreateClusterDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/dialogs/CreateClusterDialog.tsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import KubeconfigView from '../components/Config/KubeconfigView'
 import PrereqsView from '../components/Config/PrereqsView'
 import SummaryView from '../components/Config/SummaryView'
 import VarsView from '../components/Config/VarsView'
+import RunDevView from 'renderer/components/Config/RunDevView'
 
 const ColorlibStepIcon = (props: StepIconProps) => {
   const { active, completed, className } = props
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ const CreateClusterDialog = ({ onClose }: Props) => {
     setState((state) => ({
       ...state,
       defaultConfigs: configs,
-      localFlags: { [Storage.FORCE_DB_REFRESH]: 'false' },
+      localFlags: { [Storage.FORCE_DB_REFRESH]: 'false', [Storage.RUN_IN_DEVELOPMENT]: 'false' },
       isLoading: false
     }))
   }
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ const CreateClusterDialog = ({ onClose }: Props) => {
         <Box sx={{ marginLeft: 2, marginRight: 2 }}>
           <ConfigsView localConfigs={localConfigs} onChange={onChangeConfig} />
           <FlagsView localFlags={localFlags} onChange={onChangeFlag} />
+          <RunDevView localFlags={localFlags} onChange={onChangeFlag}/>
         </Box>
       )
     })