diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 3655d5d0..68729483 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-# build before releasing
-
 import os
 import subprocess
 import shutil
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 def run_command(command, cwd=None):
     result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, cwd=cwd, check=True)
@@ -13,17 +12,65 @@ def npm_install():
     print("Running npm install")
     run_command("npm install", cwd="bespoke-dataset-viewer")
 
-
-def npm_build():
-    print("Running npm build")
+def nextjs_build():
+    print("Running Next.js build")
     run_command("npm run build", cwd="bespoke-dataset-viewer")
-    print("Copying static files")
-    source_dir = os.path.join("bespoke-dataset-viewer", "build")
-    target_dir = os.path.join("src", "bespokelabs", "curator", "viewer", "static")
-    shutil.rmtree(target_dir, ignore_errors=True)
-    shutil.copytree(source_dir, target_dir)
-    print(f"Copied static files from {source_dir} to {target_dir}")
+    print("Copying build artifacts to static folder")
+    
+    # Source and target directories
+    source_base = Path("bespoke-dataset-viewer")
+    target_base = Path("src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/static")
+    
+    # Ensure target directory exists
+    if target_base.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(target_base)
+    target_base.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # First, copy node_modules
+    node_modules_source = source_base / "node_modules"
+    node_modules_target = target_base / "node_modules"
+    if node_modules_source.exists():
+        print("Copying node_modules")
+        shutil.copytree(node_modules_source, node_modules_target)
 
+    # Copy package files first to ensure they're in place
+    for pkg_file in ['package.json', 'package-lock.json']:
+        source = source_base / pkg_file
+        if source.exists():
+            shutil.copy2(source, target_base / pkg_file)
+            print(f"Copied {pkg_file}")
+
+    # Copy the rest of the files
+    files_to_copy = [
+        '.next',
+        'app',
+        'components',
+        'lib',
+        'public',
+        'types',
+        'next.config.ts',
+        'next-env.d.ts',
+        'tsconfig.json',
+        'postcss.config.mjs',
+        'tailwind.config.ts',
+        'components.json'
+    ]
+    
+    for item in files_to_copy:
+        source = source_base / item
+        target = target_base / item
+        
+        if source.exists():
+            if source.is_file():
+                shutil.copy2(source, target)
+                print(f"Copied file {source} to {target}")
+            elif source.is_dir():
+                if target.exists():
+                    shutil.rmtree(target)
+                shutil.copytree(source, target)
+                print(f"Copied directory {source} to {target}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Warning: {source} not found")
 
 def run_pytest():
     print("Running pytest")
@@ -33,13 +80,11 @@ def run_pytest():
         print("Pytest failed. Aborting build.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-
 def main():
     npm_install()
-    npm_build()
-    run_pytest()
+    nextjs_build()
+    # run_pytest()
     print("Build completed successfully.")
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1d2f741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "bella",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 810ecd9c..ab913308 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ requires = ["poetry-core"]
 build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
-bespoke-dataset-viewer = "bespokelabs.curator.viewer.__main__:main"
+curator-viewer = "bespokelabs.curator.viewer.__main__:main"
diff --git a/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/__main__.py b/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60e74590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+def get_viewer_path():
+    return str(Path(__file__).parent)
+
+def start_nextjs_server():
+    viewer_path = get_viewer_path()
+    static_dir = os.path.join(viewer_path, 'static')
+    server_file = os.path.join(viewer_path, 'server.js')
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(static_dir, '.next')):
+        print("Error: Next.js build artifacts not found. The package may not be built correctly.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    try:
+        # Run the server.js directly with node
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env["NODE_ENV"] = "production"
+        
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["node", server_file],
+            cwd=viewer_path,
+            env=env,
+            check=True
+        )
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error starting Next.js server: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print("Error: Node.js is not installed. Please install Node.js to run the viewer.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def main():
+    start_nextjs_server()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/server.js b/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93af4873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bespokelabs/curator/viewer/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const { createServer } = require('http');
+const { parse } = require('url');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Get paths
+const staticDir = path.join(__dirname, 'static');
+// Add node_modules to Node's module search path
+process.env.NODE_PATH = path.join(staticDir, 'node_modules');
+require('module').Module._initPaths();
+
+const next = require(path.join(staticDir, 'node_modules/next'));
+
+const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
+const hostname = 'localhost';
+const port = 3000;
+
+// Configure Next.js
+const app = next({
+    dev,
+    dir: staticDir,
+    hostname,
+    port
+});
+
+const handle = app.getRequestHandler();
+
+app.prepare().then(() => {
+    createServer(async (req, res) => {
+        try {
+            const parsedUrl = parse(req.url, true);
+            await handle(req, res, parsedUrl);
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error('Error occurred handling', req.url, err);
+            res.statusCode = 500;
+            res.end('internal server error');
+        }
+    })
+    .once('error', (err) => {
+        console.error(err);
+        process.exit(1);
+    })
+    .listen(port, () => {
+        console.log(`> Ready on http://${hostname}:${port}`);
+    });
+});
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