diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index be8870e..16cc8c1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="parker <mailto:contact@pkrm.dev>"
 
 WORKDIR /
 COPY . .
+RUN chmod +x linklogger.sh
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y nginx && \
@@ -22,4 +23,4 @@ COPY --from=build-ui /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
 # Replace the default site with the LinkLogger config
 COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 
-CMD service nginx start && python -u linklogger.py
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+CMD ["./linklogger.sh"]
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diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 620b301..9b6f23c 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import jsonschema
 import os
 import yaml
-import sys
 import logging
 from colorlog import ColoredFormatter
 
@@ -66,7 +65,9 @@ config:
             "`config.yaml` was not found, a template has been created."
             " Please fill out the necessary information and restart."
         )
-        sys.exit()
+        return False
+
+    return True
 
 
 # Validate the options within config.yaml
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def validate_config(file_contents):
         jsonschema.validate(config, schema)
     except jsonschema.ValidationError as e:
         LOG.error(e.message)
-        sys.exit()
+        return False
 
     # Make IP_TO_LOCATION a boolean
     IP_TO_LOCATION = bool(config["config"]["ip_to_location"])
diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e9d2d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+# If on Linux or MacOS - check tmux
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    python3 linklogger.py &
+    cd app || return
+    yarn dev
+fi
+
+# If on Windows
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
+    python3 linklogger.py &
+    cd app || return
+    yarn dev
+    # echo -e "This script is not supported on Windows. Please run the API and UI manually."
+    # echo -e "\t1. Install node.js, yarn, python3, and pip"
+    # echo -e "\t2. Run 'pip install -r requirements.txt' in the root directory"
+    # echo -e "\t3. Run 'python3 linklogger.py' in the root directory"
+    # echo -e "\t4. Run 'cd app' and then 'yarn dev'"
+    # exit 1
+fi
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diff --git a/linklogger.py b/linklogger.py
index 7222d3a..c456a16 100644
--- a/linklogger.py
+++ b/linklogger.py
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ from database import Base, engine
 Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    config.load_config()
-    uvicorn.run(app, port=5252)
+    if config.load_config():
+        uvicorn.run(app, port=5252)
diff --git a/linklogger.sh b/linklogger.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a0f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linklogger.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Start nginx in the background
+service nginx start
+
+# Run the Python script
+python -u linklogger.py
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