diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d5f8062b9..6b15edb3b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Before developing you'll need to install:
  * [NodeJS and NPM](https://nodejs.org/)
  * [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/)
  * And [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com)
+ 
+### OS Support
+A large percentage of front-end tooling is `Mac OSX` centered. The tooling for Curiosity is no exception, and is also `Mac OSX` focused.
+
+While some aspects of the tooling have been expanded for Linux there may still be issues. It is encouraged that OS tooling
+changes are contributed back while maintaining existing `Mac OSX` functionality.
+
+If you are unable to test additional OS support it is imperative that code reviews take place before integrating/merging build changes.
 
 ### Docker & Mac
 Setting Docker up on a Mac? Install the appropriate package and you should be good to go. To check if everything installed correctly you can try these steps.
@@ -263,7 +271,12 @@ If you're having trouble getting an accurate code coverage report, or it's faili
   ```
 
 ## Typical Development Workflow
-After setting up the repository...
+1. Confirm you've installed all recommended tooling
+1. Confirm you've installed resources through yarn
+1. Create a local dotenv file called `.env.local` and add the following contents
+    ```
+    REACT_APP_DEBUG_MIDDLEWARE=true
+    ```
 1. Confirm you have access to the network
 1. Make sure Docker is running
 1. Open a couple of instances of Terminal and run...
@@ -276,3 +289,24 @@ After setting up the repository...
     ```
 1. Make sure your browser opened around the domain `https://*.foo.redhat.com/`
 1. Start developing...
+
+### Local Run Development Workflow
+1. Confirm you've installed all recommended tooling
+1. Confirm you've installed resources through yarn
+1. Create a local dotenv file called `.env.local` and add the following contents
+    ```
+    REACT_APP_DEBUG_MIDDLEWARE=true
+    REACT_APP_DEBUG_ORG_ADMIN=true
+    REACT_APP_DEBUG_PERMISSION_RESOURCE=*
+    REACT_APP_DEBUG_PERMISSION_OPERATION=*
+    ```
+1. Open a couple of instances of Terminal and run...
+   ```
+   $ yarn start
+   ```
+   and, optionally,
+   ```
+   $ yarn test:dev
+   ```
+1. Make sure your browser opened around the domain `https://localhost:3000/`
+1. Start developing...
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb4e1df71..7327b3e2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
   "scripts": {
     "api:dev": "mock -p 5000 -w ./src/services",
     "api:docs": "node ./scripts/openapi.docs.js",
-    "api:proxy-hosts": "sh ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -s",
-    "api:proxy": "sh ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -d \"https://ci.foo.redhat.com/beta/subscriptions/\" -p 443 -c \"$(pwd)/config/spandx.config.js\"",
-    "api:proxyClean": "sh ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -u",
+    "api:proxy-hosts": "bash ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -s",
+    "api:proxy": "bash ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -d \"https://ci.foo.redhat.com/beta/subscriptions/\" -p 443 -c \"$(pwd)/config/spandx.config.js\"",
+    "api:proxyClean": "bash ./scripts/proxy.api.sh -u",
     "build": "run-s -l build:pre build:js build:post test:integration",
     "build:js": "react-scripts build",
     "build:post": "bash ./scripts/post.sh",
     "build:pre": "bash ./scripts/pre.sh",
-    "dev:chrome": "sh ./scripts/dev.chrome.sh -b master",
+    "dev:chrome": "bash ./scripts/dev.chrome.sh -b master",
     "release": "standard-version",
     "start": "run-s dev:chrome; run-p -l api:dev start:js",
     "start:js": "react-scripts start",
diff --git a/scripts/dev.chrome.sh b/scripts/dev.chrome.sh
index d5de81119..4e6849169 100644
--- a/scripts/dev.chrome.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.chrome.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ gitRepo()
       rm -rf $DIR/temp
       rm -rf $DIR_REPO/.git
 
-      echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expire.txt
+      if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+        echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expire.txt
+      else
+        echo $(date -d "+10 days" "+%s" ) > $DIR/expire.txt
+      fi
 
       printf "${GREEN}SUCCESS${NOCOLOR}\n"
 
@@ -90,21 +94,22 @@ buildChrome()
   printf "\n${YELLOW}Setting up local chrome ...${NOCOLOR}"
 
   mkdir -p $DIR_PUBLIC
-  cp -R $DIR_REPO/build/ $DIR_PUBLIC
+  cp -R $DIR_REPO/build/* $DIR_PUBLIC
 
   printf "${YELLOW}dotenv includes ...${NOCOLOR}"
 
   HEADER_CONTENT_STR="require('fs').readFileSync('${SNIPPET_HEAD}').toString().replace(/\n/g, '').concat('<style>"
-  HEADER_CONTENT_STR+=".pf-c-page__sidebar * {display:none !important;}"
-  HEADER_CONTENT_STR+=".pf-m-user.pf-m-user-skeleton * {display:none;}"
-  HEADER_CONTENT_STR+=".pf-m-user.pf-m-user-skeleton:before {content:\"Development\";}"
-  HEADER_CONTENT_STR+="</style>')"
+  HEADER_CONTENT_STR="${HEADER_CONTENT_STR}.pf-c-page__sidebar * {display:none !important;}"
+  HEADER_CONTENT_STR="${HEADER_CONTENT_STR}.pf-m-user.pf-m-user-skeleton * {display:none;}"
+  HEADER_CONTENT_STR="${HEADER_CONTENT_STR}.pf-m-user.pf-m-user-skeleton:before {content:\"Development\";}"
+  HEADER_CONTENT_STR="${HEADER_CONTENT_STR}</style>')"
 
   HEADER_CONTENT=$(node -pe "${HEADER_CONTENT_STR}")
   BODY_CONTENT=$(node -pe "require('fs').readFileSync('${SNIPPET_BODY}').toString().replace(/\n/g,'')")
 
   if [[ ! -z "$HEADER_CONTENT" ]] && [[ ! -z "$BODY_CONTENT" ]]; then
-    echo "\nREACT_APP_INCLUDE_CONTENT_HEADER=${HEADER_CONTENT}\nREACT_APP_INCLUDE_CONTENT_BODY=${BODY_CONTENT}\n" > ./.env.development.local
+    echo "REACT_APP_INCLUDE_CONTENT_HEADER=${HEADER_CONTENT}" > ./.env.development.local
+    echo "REACT_APP_INCLUDE_CONTENT_BODY=${BODY_CONTENT}" >> ./.env.development.local
     printf "${GREEN}SUCCESS${NOCOLOR}\n\n"
   else
     printf "\n${RED}ERROR, include content doesn't exist${NOCOLOR}\n"
diff --git a/scripts/proxy.api.sh b/scripts/proxy.api.sh
index 291aeb2c2..d8127c8e7 100644
--- a/scripts/proxy.api.sh
+++ b/scripts/proxy.api.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ gitRepo()
       rm -rf $DIR/temp
       rm -rf $DIR_REPO/.git
 
-      echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expire.txt
+      if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+        echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expire.txt
+      else
+        echo $(date -d "+10 days" "+%s" ) > $DIR/expire.txt
+      fi
 
       printf "${GREEN}SUCCESS${NOCOLOR}\n"
 
@@ -74,13 +78,16 @@ updateHosts()
 
   printf "${YELLOW}Confirm hosts updated ...${NOCOLOR}"
 
-  if [ $(cat /private/etc/hosts | grep -c "redhat.com") -eq 4 ]; then
+  if [ $(cat /etc/hosts | grep -c "redhat.com") -ge 4 ]; then
     printf "${GREEN}SUCCESS${NOCOLOR}\n\n"
   else
     printf "${RED}ERROR${NOCOLOR}\n"
     printf "${RED}Updating hosts... you may need to \"allow write access\"...${NOCOLOR}\n"
     sh $PROXYDIR_REPO/scripts/patch-etc-hosts.sh || sudo sh $PROXYDIR_REPO/scripts/patch-etc-hosts.sh
+
+    mkdir -p $PROXYDIR
     echo "Hosts file updated $(date)" >> $PROXYDIR/hosts.txt
+
     printf "${GREEN}Hosts file updated${NOCOLOR}\n\n"
   fi
 }
@@ -120,43 +127,83 @@ checkContainerRunning()
 #
 runProxy()
 {
-  local RUN_CONTAINER=$1
-  local RUN_NAME=$2
-  local RUN_DOMAIN=$3
-  local RUN_PORT=$4
-  local RUN_CONFIG=$5
-  local DIR=$6
+  local DIR=$1
+  local RUN_CONTAINER=$2
+  local RUN_NAME=$3
+  local RUN_DOMAIN=$4
+  local RUN_PORT=$5
+  local RUN_CONFIG=$6
+  local PROXYDIR_REPO=$7
   local CURRENT_DATE=$(date "+%s")
-  local EXPIRE=$(head -n 1 $DIR/expire-docker.txt)
+  local EXPIRE=$(head -n 1 $DIR/expireDocker.txt)
 
   docker stop -t 0 $RUN_NAME >/dev/null
 
   if [ -z "$(docker images -q $RUN_CONTAINER)" ] || [ "${EXPIRE:-0}" -lt "${CURRENT_DATE}" ]; then
     printf "${YELLOW}Setting up development Docker proxy container...${NOCOLOR}\n"
     docker pull $RUN_CONTAINER
-    echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expire-docker.txt
+
+    mkdir -p $DIR
+
+    if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+      echo $(date -v +10d "+%s") > $DIR/expireDocker.txt
+    else
+      echo $(date -d "+10 days" "+%s" ) > $DIR/expireDocker.txt
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [ -z "$(docker ps | grep $RUN_CONTAINER)" ]; then
     echo "Starting development proxy..."
 
-    if [ ! -z "$RUN_CONFIG" ]; then
-      RUN_CONFIG="-e CUSTOM_CONF=true -v ${RUN_CONFIG}:/config/spandx.config.js"
-    fi
+    if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+      if [ ! -z "$RUN_CONFIG" ]; then
+        RUN_CONFIG="-e CUSTOM_CONF=true -v ${RUN_CONFIG}:/config/spandx.config.js"
+      fi
 
-    docker run -d --rm -p $RUN_PORT:$RUN_PORT $RUN_CONFIG -e PLATFORM -e PORT -e LOCAL_API -e SPANDX_HOST -e SPANDX_PORT=$RUN_PORT --name $RUN_NAME $RUN_CONTAINER >/dev/null
-  fi
+      docker run -d --rm -p $RUN_PORT:$RUN_PORT $RUN_CONFIG -e PORT -e LOCAL_API -e SPANDX_HOST -e SPANDX_PORT=$RUN_PORT --name $RUN_NAME $RUN_CONTAINER >/dev/null
+
+      checkContainerRunning $RUN_NAME
+
+      if [ ! -z "$(docker ps | grep $RUN_CONTAINER)" ]; then
+        printf "  ${YELLOW}Container: $(docker ps | grep $RUN_CONTAINER | cut -c 1-50)${NOCOLOR}\n"
+        echo "  Development proxy running on ${RUN_PORT}: ${RUN_DOMAIN}"
+        printf "  To stop: $ ${YELLOW}docker stop ${RUN_NAME}${NOCOLOR}\n"
+
+        open "${RUN_DOMAIN}"
+      fi
 
-  checkContainerRunning $RUN_NAME
+      exit 0
+    else
+      printf "  ${YELLOW}This requires Python 2 to work correctly.${NOCOLOR}\n"
+      if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]; then
+        xdg-open "${RUN_DOMAIN}"
+      fi
 
-  if [ ! -z "$(docker ps | grep $RUN_CONTAINER)" ]; then
-    printf "  ${YELLOW}Container: $(docker ps | grep $RUN_CONTAINER | cut -c 1-50)${NOCOLOR}\n"
-    echo "  Development proxy running on ${RUN_PORT}: ${RUN_DOMAIN}"
-    printf "  To stop: $ ${YELLOW}docker stop ${RUN_NAME}${NOCOLOR}\n"
-    open "${RUN_DOMAIN}"
+      export SPANDX_PORT=$RUN_PORT
+      export SPANDX_CONFIG=$RUN_CONFIG
+      sh $PROXYDIR_REPO/scripts/run.sh
+    fi
   fi
+}
+#
+#
+# Check docker permissions
+#
+sudoCheck()
+{
+  local RUN_CONTAINER=$1
+  local RUN_NAME=$2
+  local RUN_DOMAIN=$3
+  local RUN_PORT=$4
+  local RUN_CONFIG=$5
+
+  CHECK=$(docker ps || 'SUDO REQUIRED::')
 
-  exit 0
+  if [ ! -z "$($CHECK | grep "SUDO REQUIRED:::")" ]; then
+    printf "\n${YELLOW}Container failed to setup, sudo required.${NOCOLOR}\n"
+    printf "  ${YELLOW}Run the platform proxy script.${NOCOLOR}\n\n"
+    exit 0
+  fi
 }
 #
 #
@@ -194,6 +241,13 @@ runProxy()
       esac
   done
 
+  if [ -z "$(docker -v)" ]; then
+    printf "\n${RED}Docker missing, confirm installation and running.${NOCOLOR}\n"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  sudoCheck
+
   if [ -z "$DOMAIN" ]; then
     if (( $PORT % 2 )); then
       DOMAIN="https://localhost:$PORT"
@@ -219,5 +273,5 @@ runProxy()
   printf "${YELLOW}The proxy environment requires being able to access secure resources at runtime.${NOCOLOR}\n"
 
   cleanLocalDotEnv
-  runProxy $CONTAINER $CONTAINER_NAME $DOMAIN $PORT $CONFIG $DATADIR
+  runProxy $DATADIR $CONTAINER $CONTAINER_NAME $DOMAIN $PORT $CONFIG $DATADIR_REPO
 }