diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 9f866d6..48477a9 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = {
     "env": {
         "browser": true,
-        "es6": true
+        "es6": true,
+        "node": true
     },
     "settings": {
         "react": {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 339bb2f..7cdfc41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,10 +37,32 @@ git clone https://github.com/emilyskidsister/hacklily.git
 
 ### Running (without GitHub integration)
 
-Once you have installed the above dependencies, run
+Once you have installed the above dependencies, run:
 
 ```bash
-make serve
+yarn install
+yarn build
+yarn start
+```
+
+Or if using npm:
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run build
+npm start
+```
+
+To use the remote backend (rather than building your own local renderer), **in place of the `start` command**, use:
+
+```bash
+yarn start:remote-backend
+```
+
+or:
+
+```bash
+npm run start:remote-backend
 ```
 
 ### Running (with GitHub integration)
@@ -52,7 +74,7 @@ If you specifically wish to test integration with GitHub, follow the steps in th
 First, create a GitHub organization by following the steps at https://github.com/organizations/new.
 Select the free plan.
 
-Next, create a new app at https://github.com/organizations/<your-new-repo-name>/settings/applications,
+Next, create a new app at https://github.com/organizations/your-new-repo-name/settings/applications,
 making note of the client ID and secret. This application will be used to allow users to log in.
 
 To run the frontend, in one shell run:
diff --git a/server/renderer/Dockerfile b/server/renderer/Dockerfile
index 9a81b1b..360b961 100644
--- a/server/renderer/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/renderer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM debian:sid-slim
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y ruby curl bzip2 git locales gsfonts ghostscript fonts-dejavu-extra psmisc emacs-intl-fonts xfonts-intl-.* fonts-ipafont-mincho xfonts-bolkhov-75dpi xfonts-cronyx-100dpi xfonts-cronyx-75dpi patch python2 python3 && \
+FROM --platform=linux/amd64 debian:sid-slim
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y adduser ruby curl bzip2 git locales gsfonts ghostscript fonts-dejavu-extra psmisc emacs-intl-fonts xfonts-intl-.* fonts-ipafont-mincho xfonts-bolkhov-75dpi xfonts-cronyx-100dpi xfonts-cronyx-75dpi patch python3 && \
     localedef -i en_US -c -f UTF-8 -A /usr/share/locale/locale.alias en_US.UTF-8 && \
     curl -L https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-1.5/jq-linux64 > /usr/local/bin/jq && \
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jq && echo 42 | jq .
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 93122a0..0ce07cb 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     new CopyPlugin({ patterns: [path.resolve(__dirname, "static")] }),
     new MonacoWebpackPlugin(),
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      'process.env': JSON.stringify(process.env)
+    }),
     new webpack.EnvironmentPlugin([
       "REACT_APP_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
       "REACT_APP_BACKEND_WS_URL",