diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cf2509dc..a34d40e9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ coverage
 
 # production
 build
+*.tar.gz
 
 # misc
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1af35b159..deff2bf27 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "react-scripts build",
+    "build:dev": "CI=false REACT_APP_LOGIN_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000 REACT_APP_SPECTRUM_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000/spectrum npm run build && gtar -C build --transform s/./search/ -czf search.local.tar.gz .",
     "develop": "npm run start",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
     "lint": "npx eslint src/**/*.js",