diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88635c6..3122811 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ install-state.gz
 # Built binaries
 /bin
 pages/plugin.yaml
+/public
+backend/main
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f02cf45..cd5a28b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ Available image tags are listed in the [container registry](https://github.com/f
 In one terminal window, run:
 
 1. `yarn install`
-2. `yarn run start`
+2. `yarn dev`
+
+This starts both the Go backend server (port 8080) and the webpack dev server (port 9001) in a single process.
 
 In another terminal window, run:
 
diff --git a/hack/dev.sh b/hack/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fb5aff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Build pages assets into backend/static so the embedded FS serves them
+echo "Building pages assets..."
+helm template console-functions-plugin charts/openshift-console-plugin \
+  -n console-functions-plugin \
+  --set plugin.image=ghcr.io/functions-dev/console-functions-plugin:latest \
+  > backend/static/plugin.yaml
+cp pages/index.html backend/static/index.html
+
+# Track background PIDs for cleanup
+PIDS=()
+cleanup() {
+  echo ""
+  echo "Stopping dev servers..."
+  for pid in "${PIDS[@]}"; do
+    kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  done
+  rm -f backend/static/plugin.yaml backend/static/index.html
+  wait
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Start backend API server (also serves pages via embedded static files)
+echo "Starting backend server on :8080..."
+(cd backend && go run ./main.go -http-port 8080) &
+PIDS+=($!)
+
+# Start webpack dev server
+echo "Starting webpack dev server..."
+yarn webpack serve --progress &
+PIDS+=($!)
+
+echo ""
+echo "Dev environment running:"
+echo "  Backend: http://localhost:8080"
+echo "  Plugin:  http://localhost:9001"
+echo ""
+
+wait
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a1012e..fc08643 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
     "build": "yarn clean && NODE_ENV=production yarn webpack",
     "build-dev": "yarn clean && yarn webpack",
+    "dev": "./hack/dev.sh",
     "start": "yarn webpack serve --progress",
     "start-console": "./start-console.sh",
     "test": "vitest run",
diff --git a/start-console.sh b/start-console.sh
index 62eddd8..82e7ea5 100755
--- a/start-console.sh
+++ b/start-console.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ else
     PLUGIN_HOST="host.docker.internal"
 fi
 CONTAINER_NETWORK_OPTS="-p ${CONSOLE_PORT}:9000"
+if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    CONTAINER_NETWORK_OPTS="${CONTAINER_NETWORK_OPTS} --add-host api.crc.testing:host-gateway"
+fi
 
 BRIDGE_PLUGINS="${PLUGIN_NAME}=http://${PLUGIN_HOST}:${PLUGIN_PORT}"
 BRIDGE_PLUGIN_PROXY='{"services":[{"consoleAPIPath":"/api/proxy/plugin/'"${PLUGIN_NAME}"'/backend/","endpoint":"http://'"${PLUGIN_HOST}"':'"${BACKEND_PORT}"'","authorize":false}]}'