@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ "fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"website/internal/builder"
 	cfg "website/internal/config"
 	"website/internal/log"
+	"website/internal/vcs"
 	"website/internal/website"
 
+	"github.com/ardanlabs/conf/v3"
 	"github.com/osdevisnot/sorvor/pkg/livereload"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
@@ -72,8 +75,34 @@ wrappedHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
 
+func rebuild(builderConfig builder.IOConfig, config *cfg.Config) error {
+	r, err := builder.BuildSite(builderConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not build site")
+	}
+	updateCSPHashes(config, r)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func New(runtimeConfig *Config) (*Server, error) {
-	var err error
+	if !runtimeConfig.Development {
+		vcsConfig := &vcs.Config{}
+		_, err := conf.Parse("", vcsConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		_, err = vcs.CloneOrUpdate(vcsConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		err = os.Chdir(vcsConfig.LocalPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		runtimeConfig.Root = "website"
+	}
+
 	config, err := cfg.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "error parsing configuration file")
@@ -90,11 +119,7 @@ Destination: runtimeConfig.Root,
 			BaseURL:     config.BaseURL,
 			Development: true,
 		}
-		r, err := builder.BuildSite(builderConfig)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "could not build site")
-		}
-		updateCSPHashes(config, r)
+		rebuild(builderConfig, config)
 
 		liveReload := livereload.New()
 		top.Handle("/_/reload", liveReload)
@@ -118,13 +143,16 @@ if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "could not add directory to file watcher")
 		}
 		go fw.Start(func(filename string) {
-			r, err := builder.BuildSite(builderConfig)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error("could not build site", "error", err)
-			}
-			updateCSPHashes(config, r)
-			liveReload.Reload()
+			rebuild(builderConfig, config)
 		})
+	} else {
+		builderConfig := builder.IOConfig{
+			Source:      "content",
+			Destination: runtimeConfig.Root,
+			BaseURL:     config.BaseURL,
+			Development: false,
+		}
+		rebuild(builderConfig, config)
 	}
 
 	loggingMux := http.NewServeMux()