diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 52d30505..c6385542 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@ dep-frontend:
 
 .PHONY: build-frontend-sandbox
 build-frontend-sandbox: dep-frontend
-	cd frontend
-	yarn run build -- --configuration sandbox --output-path=../dist
+	cd frontend && yarn build -- -c sandbox
 
 .PHONY: build-frontend-prod
 build-frontend-prod: dep-frontend
-	cd frontend
-	yarn run build -- --configuration prod --output-path=../dist
+	cd frontend && yarn build -- -c prod
+
+.PHONY: build-frontend-desktop
+build-frontend-desktop: dep-frontend
+	cd frontend && yarn build -- -c desktop
+
 
 .PHONY: test-frontend
 # reduce logging, disable angular-cli analytics for ci environment
diff --git a/frontend/angular.json b/frontend/angular.json
index 0981dd86..338b99e2 100644
--- a/frontend/angular.json
+++ b/frontend/angular.json
@@ -126,6 +126,33 @@
                   "maximumError": "10kb"
                 }
               ]
+            },
+            "desktop": {
+              "fileReplacements": [
+                {
+                  "replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
+                  "with": "src/environments/environment.desktop.ts"
+                }
+              ],
+              "optimization": true,
+              "outputHashing": "all",
+              "sourceMap": true,
+              "namedChunks": false,
+              "extractLicenses": true,
+              "vendorChunk": false,
+              "buildOptimizer": true,
+              "budgets": [
+                {
+                  "type": "initial",
+                  "maximumWarning": "2mb",
+                  "maximumError": "10mb"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "anyComponentStyle",
+                  "maximumWarning": "6kb",
+                  "maximumError": "10kb"
+                }
+              ]
             }
           }
         },
@@ -143,6 +170,9 @@
             },
             "cloud_sandbox": {
               "browserTarget": "fastenhealth:build:cloud_sandbox"
+            },
+            "desktop": {
+              "browserTarget": "fastenhealth:build:desktop"
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 7e2b7263..a8b1e97b 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "serve": "ng serve",
-    "build": "ng build",
+    "build": "ng build --output-path=../dist",
     "test": "ng test",
     "lint": "ng lint",
     "e2e": "ng e2e",
diff --git a/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop.ts b/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17bdf4e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const environment = {
+  production: true,
+  environment_cloud: false,
+  environment_name: "desktop",
+
+  lighthouse_api_endpoint_base: 'https://lighthouse.fastenhealth.com/v1',
+
+
+  //used to specify the api server that we're going to use (can be relative or absolute). Must not have trailing slash
+  fasten_api_endpoint_base: '/api',
+};