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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+IMAGE_NAME="workit"
+TAG="latest"
+DEV_BUILD_DIR="public_dev"
+
+# --- Script Start ---
+echo "--- Preparing development build directory ---"
+# Clean up previous development build directory if it exists
+rm -rf ${DEV_BUILD_DIR}
+# Create a temporary build directory for development
+cp -r public ${DEV_BUILD_DIR}
+
+# Step 1: Run the Node.js script to inline audio files.
+echo ""
+echo "--- Inlining audio files ---"
+node scripts/inline-audio.js
+
+# Check if the node script was successful.
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "!!! Audio inlining failed. Aborting development build."
+    rm -rf ${DEV_BUILD_DIR} # Clean up
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "--- Starting Docker image build for development ---"
+
+# Step 2: Build the image for current architecture (not hardcoded to amd64)
+# This will automatically detect the current platform for local development
+docker build -t ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG} .
+
+# Check if the build command was successful.
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "!!! Docker build failed. Aborting script."
+    rm -rf ${DEV_BUILD_DIR} # Clean up
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Step 3: Clean up the temporary development build directory
+echo ""
+echo "--- Cleaning up development build directory ---"
+rm -rf ${DEV_BUILD_DIR}
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Development build complete!"
+echo "To run the container:"
+echo "  docker run -p 8080:80 ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}"
+echo ""
+echo "Or with docker-compose:"
+echo "  docker-compose up"
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