diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f2fb53..1ab5222 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -255,12 +255,11 @@ Options:
   -h, --help                                     display help for command
 
 Commands:
-  dev [options] [src]                            Run the development server
+  dev [options] [src] [dest]                     Run the development server
   build [options] [src] [dest]                   Build the project
   workspace|ws [options] [command] [src] [dest]  Work with multiple apps
   init [options] [path]                          Initialize a new project
   clone [account] [dest]                         Clone a SocialDB repository
-  pull [account]                                 Pull updates from a SocialDB repository
   deploy [options] [appName]                     Deploy the project
   upload [string]                                Upload data to SocialDB (not implemented)
   help [command]                                 display help for command
diff --git a/lib/cli.ts b/lib/cli.ts
index f53cc39..245f9d2 100644
--- a/lib/cli.ts
+++ b/lib/cli.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ async function run() {
     .command("dev")
     .description("Run the development server")
     .argument("[src]", "path to the app source code", ".")
+    .argument("[dest]", "destination path", "build")
     .option("-n, --network <network>", "network to build for", "mainnet")
     .option("-l, --loglevel <loglevel>", "log level (ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEV, BUILD, DEBUG)", "DEV")
     .option("-p, --port <port>", "Port to run the server on", "8080")
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ async function run() {
     .option("--no-gateway", "Disable the gateway")
     .option("--no-hot", "Disable hot reloading")
     .option("--no-open", "Disable opening the browser")
-    .action((src, opts) => {
+    .action((src, dest, opts) => {
       global.log = new Logger(LogLevel[opts.loglevel.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof LogLevel]);
-      dev(src, opts).catch((e: Error) => {
+      dev(src, dest, opts).catch((e: Error) => {
         log.error(e.stack || e.message);
       })
     });
@@ -42,11 +43,10 @@ async function run() {
     .command("build")
     .description("Build the project")
     .argument("[src]", "path to the app source code", ".")
-    .argument("[dest]", "destination path")
+    .argument("[dest]", "destination path", "build")
     .option("-n, --network <network>", "network to build for", "mainnet")
     .option("-l, --loglevel <loglevel>", "log level (ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEV, BUILD, DEBUG)", "BUILD")
     .action(async (src, dest, opts) => {
-      dest = dest || path.join(src, "dist")
       global.log = new Logger(LogLevel[opts.loglevel.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof LogLevel]);
       await buildApp(src, dest, opts.network).catch((e: Error) => {
         log.error(e.stack || e.message);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async function run() {
     .description("Work with multiple apps")
     .argument("[command]", "command to run")
     .argument("[src]", "path to the workspace", ".")
-    .argument("[dest]", "destination path")
+    .argument("[dest]", "destination path", "build")
     .option("-n, --network <network>", "network to build for", "mainnet")
     .option("-l, --loglevel <loglevel>", "log level (ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEV, BUILD, DEBUG)")
     .option("-p, --port <port>", "Port to run the server on", "8080")
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ async function run() {
     .option("--no-hot", "Disable hot reloading")
     .option("--no-open", "Disable opening the browser")
     .action(async (command, src, dest, opts) => {
-      dest = dest || path.join(src, "dist")
       if (command === "build") {
         global.log = new Logger(LogLevel?.[opts?.loglevel?.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof LogLevel] || LogLevel.BUILD);
         await buildWorkspace(src, dest, opts.network).catch((e: Error) => {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ async function run() {
         });
       } else if (command === "dev") {
         global.log = new Logger(LogLevel?.[opts?.loglevel?.toUpperCase() as keyof typeof LogLevel] || LogLevel.DEV);
-        await devWorkspace(src, opts).catch((e: Error) => {
+        await devWorkspace(src, dest, opts).catch((e: Error) => {
           log.error(e.stack || e.message);
         });
       } else {
@@ -107,15 +106,6 @@ async function run() {
       cloneRepository(account, dest);
     });
 
-  program
-    .command("pull")
-    .description("Pull updates from a SocialDB repository")
-    .argument("[account]", "accountId")
-    .action(async (account: string | undefined) => {
-      console.log("not yet supported");
-      // pullRepository(account);
-    });
-
   program
     .command("deploy")
     .description("Deploy the project")
diff --git a/lib/dev.ts b/lib/dev.ts
index 98ede93..085202b 100644
--- a/lib/dev.ts
+++ b/lib/dev.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { readJson, writeJson } from "fs-extra";
+import { Gaze } from "gaze";
 import path from "path";
 import { Server as IoServer } from "socket.io";
-import { Gaze } from "gaze";
 import { buildApp } from "./build";
-import { BaseConfig, loadConfig, readConfig } from "./config";
+import { BaseConfig, loadConfig } from "./config";
 import { startDevServer } from "./server";
 import { startSocket } from "./socket";
 import { Network } from "./types";
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import { loopThroughFiles, readFile } from "./utils/fs";
 import { mergeDeep, substractDeep } from "./utils/objects";
 import { startFileWatcher } from "./watcher";
 
-const DEV_DIST_FOLDER = "build";
-
 var appSrcs = [], appDists = [];
 var appDevJsons = [];
 var appDevJsonPath = "bos-loader.json";
@@ -33,12 +31,13 @@ export type DevOptions = {
  * Build and watch app according to bos.config.json
  * 
  * @param src path to app source code
+ * @param dest path to build output
  * @param opts DevOptions
  */
-export async function dev(src: string, opts: DevOptions) {
-  const dist = path.join(src, DEV_DIST_FOLDER);
+export async function dev(src: string, dest: string, opts: DevOptions) {
+  const dist = path.join(src, dest);
   const devJsonPath = path.join(dist, "bos-loader.json");
-  
+
   // Build the app for the first time
   const config = await loadConfig(src, opts.network);
   let devJson = await generateApp(src, dist, config, opts);
@@ -71,12 +70,12 @@ export async function dev(src: string, opts: DevOptions) {
 
   // Watch for changes in the src folder and rebuild the app on changes
   fileWatcher = startFileWatcher([
-      path.join(src, "widget/**/*"),
-      path.join(src, "module/**/*"),
-      path.join(src, "ipfs/**/*"),
-      path.join(src, "bos.config.json"),
-      path.join(src, "aliases.json")
-    ],
+    path.join(src, "widget/**/*"),
+    path.join(src, "module/**/*"),
+    path.join(src, "ipfs/**/*"),
+    path.join(src, "bos.config.json"),
+    path.join(src, "aliases.json")
+  ],
     fileWatcherCallback
   );
 }
@@ -86,15 +85,16 @@ export async function dev(src: string, opts: DevOptions) {
  * 
  * @param root bos.workspace.json root directory
  * @param srcs apps to build and watch
+ * @param dest path to build output
  * @param opts DevOptions
  */
-export async function devMulti(root: string, srcs: string[], opts: DevOptions) {
-  const dist = path.join(root, DEV_DIST_FOLDER);
+export async function devMulti(root: string, srcs: string[], dest: string, opts: DevOptions) {
+  const dist = path.join(root, dest);
   const devJsonPath = path.join(dist, "bos-loader.json");
-  
+
   // Build all apps for the first time and merge devJson
   let appDevJson = { components: {}, data: {} };
-  
+
   for (const src of srcs) {
     const config = await loadConfig(src, opts.network);
     const devJson = await generateApp(src, path.join(dist, path.relative(root, src)), config, opts);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export async function devMulti(root: string, srcs: string[], opts: DevOptions) {
 export async function addApps(srcs: string[], dists: string[]) {
   let appDevJson = await readJson(appDevJsonPath, { throws: false });
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < srcs.length; i ++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < srcs.length; i++) {
     const src = srcs[i];
     const dist = dists[i];
 
@@ -157,19 +157,19 @@ export async function addApps(srcs: string[], dists: string[]) {
 
   if (fileWatcher) {
     fileWatcher.add(srcs.map((src) => [
-        path.join(src, "widget/**/*"),
-        path.join(src, "module/**/*"),
-        path.join(src, "ipfs/**/*"),
-        path.join(src, "bos.config.json"),
-        path.join(src, "aliases.json")
-      ]).flat()
+      path.join(src, "widget/**/*"),
+      path.join(src, "module/**/*"),
+      path.join(src, "ipfs/**/*"),
+      path.join(src, "bos.config.json"),
+      path.join(src, "aliases.json")
+    ]).flat()
     );
   }
 }
 
 async function fileWatcherCallback(action: string, file: string) {
   let appDevJson = await readJson(appDevJsonPath, { throws: false });
-  
+
   // find which app this file belongs to
   const index = appSrcs.findIndex((src) => file.includes(path.resolve(src)));
   if (index == -1) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ async function fileWatcherCallback(action: string, file: string) {
 
   const src = appSrcs[index];
   const dist = appDists[index];
-  
+
   let devJson = appDevJsons[index];
   substractDeep(appDevJson, devJson);
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async function fileWatcherCallback(action: string, file: string) {
   log.info(`[${path.relative(src, file)}] changed: rebuilding app...`, LogLevels.DEV);
   const config = await loadConfig(src, appDevOptions.network);
   devJson = await generateApp(src, dist, config, appDevOptions);
-  
+
   // write to redirect map
   await writeJson(appDevJsonPath, mergeDeep(appDevJson, devJson));
   appDevJsons[index] = devJson;
diff --git a/lib/workspace.ts b/lib/workspace.ts
index ea7fce2..25572ca 100644
--- a/lib/workspace.ts
+++ b/lib/workspace.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ export async function buildWorkspace(src: string, dest: string, network: string
   loading.finish(`Built workspace ${path.resolve(src)} to ${path.resolve(dest)}`);
 };
 
-export async function devWorkspace(src: string, devOpts: DevOptions): Promise<any> {
+export async function devWorkspace(src: string, dest: string, devOpts: DevOptions): Promise<any> {
   const loading = log.loading(`Starting workspace ${src}`, LogLevels.BUILD);
 
   const { apps } = await readWorkspace(src);
 
   log.info(`Found ${apps.length} apps\n`);
 
-  await devMulti(src, apps.map((app) => path.join(src, app)), devOpts);
+  await devMulti(src, apps.map((app) => path.join(src, app)), dest, devOpts);
 
   loading.finish(`Started workspace ${path.resolve(src)}`);
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/dev.ts b/tests/unit/dev.ts
index d380e09..96b7a3d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dev.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/dev.ts
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ describe("dev", () => {
   });
 
   it("should call loadConfig with src and opts.network", async () => {
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
     expect(loadConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockSrc, mockOpts.network);
   });
 
   it("should call generateApp with src, dist, config, opts, and devJsonPath", async () => {
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
     const mockDist = path.join(mockSrc, 'build');
     const mockDevJsonPath = path.join(mockSrc, 'build', 'bos-loader.json');
     expect(startDevServer).toHaveBeenCalledWith([mockSrc], [mockDist], mockDevJsonPath, mockOpts);
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ describe("dev", () => {
 
   it("should start the socket server if hot reload is enabled", async () => {
     const mockOpts: DevOptions = { hot: true };
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
     expect(startSocket).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("should not start the socket server if hot reload is disabled", async () => {
     const mockOpts: DevOptions = { hot: false };
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
     expect(startSocket).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it("should call startFileWatcher with correct watch paths", async () => {
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
     const expectedWatchPaths = [
       path.join(mockSrc, 'widget', '**', '*'),
       path.join(mockSrc, 'module', '**', '*'),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe("dev", () => {
     const mockedGazeAdd = jest.spyOn(Gaze.prototype, 'add');
     
     const mockOpts: DevOptions = { hot: false };
-    await dev(mockSrc, mockOpts);
+    await dev(mockSrc, "build", mockOpts);
 
     const mockSrc2 = "/app_example_2";
     vol.fromJSON(app_example_2, mockSrc2);