diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6d73e819..68ef34f68 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ FRONTEND_DIAGNOSTIC_UI_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/diagnostic-ui)
 FRONTEND_INSTALL_WIZARD_SRC := $(shell find frontend/projects/install-wizard)
 PATCH_DB_CLIENT_SRC := $(shell find patch-db/client -not -path patch-db/client/dist -and -not -path patch-db/client/node_modules)
 GZIP_BIN := $(shell which pigz || which gzip)
+TAR_BIN := $(shell which gtar || which tar)
 ALL_TARGETS := $(EMBASSY_BINS) system-images/compat/docker-images/$(ARCH).tar system-images/utils/docker-images/$(ARCH).tar system-images/binfmt/docker-images/$(ARCH).tar $(EMBASSY_SRC) $(shell if [ "$(OS_ARCH)" = "raspberrypi" ]; then echo cargo-deps/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/pi-beep; fi) $(ENVIRONMENT_FILE) $(GIT_HASH_FILE) $(VERSION_FILE)
 
 ifeq ($(REMOTE),)
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ ifeq ($(REMOTE),)
 	cp = cp -r $1 $2
 	ln = ln -sf $1 $2
 else
-	mkdir = ssh $(REMOTE) 'mkdir -p $1'
+	mkdir = ssh $(REMOTE) 'sudo mkdir -p $1'
 	rm  = ssh $(REMOTE) 'sudo rm -rf $1'
 	ln = ssh $(REMOTE) 'sudo ln -sf $1 $2'
 define cp
-	tar --transform "s|^$1|x|" -czv -f- $1 | ssh $(REMOTE) "sudo tar --transform 's|^x|$2|' -xzv -f- -C /"
+	$(TAR_BIN) --transform "s|^$1|x|" -czv -f- $1 | ssh $(REMOTE) "sudo tar --transform 's|^x|$2|' -xzv -f- -C /"
 endef
 endif
 
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index d4b4e30ad..99e449ab8 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [features]
 avahi = ["avahi-sys"]
-default = ["avahi-alias", "cli", "sdk", "daemon", "js_engine"]
+default = ["cli", "sdk", "daemon", "js_engine"]
 dev = []
 unstable = ["patch-db/unstable"]
 avahi-alias = ["avahi"]
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index 986972efd..01d0b2a4d 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   - Recommended: [rust-analyzer](https://rust-analyzer.github.io/)
   - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
   - [Rust ARM64 Build Container](https://github.com/Start9Labs/rust-arm-builder)
+  - Mac `brew install gnu-tar`
 - Scripts (run within the `./backend` directory)
   - `build-prod.sh` - compiles a release build of the artifacts for running on
     ARM64
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 ## Structure
 
-The StartOS backend is packed into a single binary `startbox` that is symlinked under 
+The StartOS backend is packed into a single binary `startbox` that is symlinked under
 several different names for different behaviour:
 
 - startd: This is the main workhorse of StartOS - any new functionality you
diff --git a/backend/build-prod.sh b/backend/build-prod.sh
index db2331eb4..c2a68b251 100755
--- a/backend/build-prod.sh
+++ b/backend/build-prod.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 set +e
 fail=
 if [[ "$FLAGS" = "" ]]; then
-	rust-gnu-builder sh -c "(cd backend && cargo build --release --locked  --target=$ARCH-unknown-linux-gnu)"
+	rust-gnu-builder sh -c "(cd backend && cargo build --release --locked --features avahi-alias,  --target=$ARCH-unknown-linux-gnu)"
 	if test $? -ne 0; then 
 		fail=true
 	fi
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if [[ "$FLAGS" = "" ]]; then
 	done
 else
 	echo "FLAGS=$FLAGS"
-	rust-gnu-builder sh -c "(cd backend && cargo build --release --features $FLAGS --locked --target=$ARCH-unknown-linux-gnu)"
+	rust-gnu-builder sh -c "(cd backend && cargo build --release --features avahi-alias,$FLAGS --locked --target=$ARCH-unknown-linux-gnu)"
 	if test $? -ne 0; then 
 		fail=true
 	fi
diff --git a/backend/src/disk/mount/filesystem/cifs.rs b/backend/src/disk/mount/filesystem/cifs.rs
index c456bce63..91b477fcf 100644
--- a/backend/src/disk/mount/filesystem/cifs.rs
+++ b/backend/src/disk/mount/filesystem/cifs.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ async fn resolve_hostname(hostname: &str) -> Result<IpAddr, Error> {
     if let Ok(addr) = hostname.parse() {
         return Ok(addr);
     }
-    #[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
     if hostname.ends_with(".local") {
         return Ok(IpAddr::V4(crate::net::mdns::resolve_mdns(hostname).await?));
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/net/mod.rs b/backend/src/net/mod.rs
index 1c6010662..02788f018 100644
--- a/backend/src/net/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub mod dhcp;
 pub mod dns;
 pub mod interface;
 pub mod keys;
-#[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
 pub mod mdns;
 pub mod net_controller;
 pub mod ssl;
diff --git a/backend/src/net/net_controller.rs b/backend/src/net/net_controller.rs
index 1ecf49f6b..cfd17a282 100644
--- a/backend/src/net/net_controller.rs
+++ b/backend/src/net/net_controller.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use crate::error::ErrorCollection;
 use crate::hostname::Hostname;
 use crate::net::dns::DnsController;
 use crate::net::keys::Key;
-#[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
 use crate::net::mdns::MdnsController;
 use crate::net::ssl::{export_cert, export_key, SslManager};
 use crate::net::tor::TorController;
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ use crate::{Error, HOST_IP};
 
 pub struct NetController {
     pub(super) tor: TorController,
-    #[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
     pub(super) mdns: MdnsController,
     pub(super) vhost: VHostController,
     pub(super) dns: DnsController,
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ impl NetController {
         let ssl = Arc::new(ssl);
         let mut res = Self {
             tor: TorController::new(tor_control, tor_socks),
-            #[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
             mdns: MdnsController::init().await?,
             vhost: VHostController::new(ssl.clone()),
             dns: DnsController::init(dns_bind).await?,
@@ -201,14 +198,12 @@ impl NetController {
                 )
                 .await?,
         );
-        #[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
         rcs.push(self.mdns.add(key.base_address()).await?);
         Ok(rcs)
     }
 
     async fn remove_lan(&self, key: &Key, external: u16, rcs: Vec<Arc<()>>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         drop(rcs);
-        #[cfg(feature = "avahi")]
         self.mdns.gc(key.base_address()).await?;
         self.vhost.gc(Some(key.local_address()), external).await
     }
diff --git a/compress-uis.sh b/compress-uis.sh
index 964ddeb57..d6713d7b9 100755
--- a/compress-uis.sh
+++ b/compress-uis.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ find frontend/dist/raw -type f -not -name '*.gz' -and -not -name '*.br' | xargs
 find frontend/dist/raw -type f -not -name '*.gz' -and -not -name '*.br' | xargs -n 1 -P 0 brotli -kf
 
 for file in $(find frontend/dist/raw -type f -not -name '*.gz' -and -not -name '*.br'); do
-    raw_size=$(du --bytes $file | awk '{print $1}')
-    gz_size=$(du --bytes $file.gz | awk '{print $1}')
-    br_size=$(du --bytes $file.br | awk '{print $1}')
+    raw_size=$(du  $file | awk '{print $1 * 512}')
+    gz_size=$(du  $file.gz | awk '{print $1 * 512}')
+    br_size=$(du  $file.br | awk '{print $1 * 512}')
     if [ $((gz_size * 100 / raw_size)) -gt 70 ]; then
         rm $file.gz
     fi