diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04293f5..becf13f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ node_modules
 temp
 .vitepress/dist
 .vitepress/cache
+storage
+rp
diff --git a/.vscode/dictionary.txt b/.vscode/dictionary.txt
index 30013fc..6e48230 100644
--- a/.vscode/dictionary.txt
+++ b/.vscode/dictionary.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ outdir
 pausable
 pkgx
 Postcardware
+postcompile
 prefetch
 preinstall
 socio
diff --git a/bin/cli.ts b/bin/cli.ts
index fb8ed56..7899702 100644
--- a/bin/cli.ts
+++ b/bin/cli.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface Options {
   to?: string
   keyPath?: string
   certPath?: string
+  verbose?: boolean
 }
 
 cli
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ cli
   .option('--to <to>', 'The URL to proxy to')
   .option('--keyPath <path>', 'Absolute path to the SSL key')
   .option('--certPath <path>', 'Absolute path to the SSL certificate')
+  .option('--verbose', 'Enable verbose logging', { default: false })
   .example('reverse-proxy start --from localhost:3000 --to my-project.localhost')
   .example('reverse-proxy start --from localhost:3000 --to localhost:3001')
   .example('reverse-proxy start --from localhost:3000 --to my-project.test --keyPath /absolute/path/to/key --certPath /absolute/path/to/cert')
@@ -59,33 +61,38 @@ cli
   .example('sudo reverse-proxy update:etc-hosts')
   .example('sudo reverse-proxy update-etc-hosts')
   .action(async () => {
-    log.info('Ensuring /etc/hosts file covers the proxy domains...')
+    log.info('Ensuring /etc/hosts file covers the proxy domain/s...')
+
     const hostsFilePath = os.platform() === 'win32'
       ? 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts'
       : '/etc/hosts'
 
     if (config && typeof config === 'object') {
       const entriesToAdd = Object.entries(config).map(([from, to]) => `127.0.0.1 ${to} # reverse-proxy mapping for ${from}`)
+      // Ensure "127.0.0.1 localhost" is in the array
+      entriesToAdd.push('127.0.0.1 localhost # essential localhost mapping')
+
       try {
         let currentHostsContent = readFileSync(hostsFilePath, 'utf8')
         let updated = false
 
         for (const entry of entriesToAdd) {
-          const to = entry.split(' ')[1]
+          const [ip, host] = entry.split(' ', 2)
+          // Use a regex to match the line with any amount of whitespace between IP and host
+          const regex = new RegExp(`^${ip}\\s+${host.split(' ')[0]}(\\s|$)`, 'm')
           // Check if the entry (domain) is already in the file
-          if (!currentHostsContent.includes(to)) {
-          // If not, append it
+          if (!regex.test(currentHostsContent)) {
+            // If not, append it
             currentHostsContent += `\n${entry}`
             updated = true
           }
           else {
-            log.info(`Entry for ${to} already exists in the hosts file.`)
+            log.info(`Entry for ${host} already exists in the hosts file.`)
           }
         }
 
         if (updated) {
           writeFileSync(hostsFilePath, currentHostsContent, 'utf8')
-
           log.success('Hosts file updated with latest proxy domains.')
         }
         else {
diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 31a9f25..a7caada 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
index 21b2a55..5788a9f 100644
--- a/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/docs/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vitepress'
 
 // https://vitepress.dev/reference/site-config
 export default defineConfig({
-  title: "Reverse Proxy",
-  description: "A better developer environment.",
+  title: 'Reverse Proxy',
+  description: 'A better developer environment.',
   themeConfig: {
     // https://vitepress.dev/reference/default-theme-config
     nav: [
       { text: 'Home', link: '/' },
-      { text: 'Examples', link: '/markdown-examples' }
+      { text: 'Examples', link: '/markdown-examples' },
     ],
 
     sidebar: [
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
         text: 'Examples',
         items: [
           { text: 'Markdown Examples', link: '/markdown-examples' },
-          { text: 'Runtime API Examples', link: '/api-examples' }
-        ]
-      }
+          { text: 'Runtime API Examples', link: '/api-examples' },
+        ],
+      },
     ],
 
     socialLinks: [
-      { icon: 'github', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress' }
-    ]
-  }
+      { icon: 'github', link: 'https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress' },
+    ],
+  },
 })
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 1503d93..c7a7353 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ features:
   - title: Feature C
     details: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit
 ---
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e43117a..19b65b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
     "src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "bun build.ts && bun run compile",
-    "compile": "bun build ./bin/cli.ts --compile --minify --sourcemap --outfile dist/reverse-proxy && mv ./bin/reverse-proxy ./dist/reverse-proxy",
+    "build": "bun scripts/build.ts && bun run compile",
+    "compile": "bun build ./bin/cli.ts --compile --external rollup --minify --sourcemap --outfile dist/reverse-proxy",
+    "postcompile": "bun ./scripts/post-compile.ts",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "bunx eslint . --fix",
     "fresh": "bunx rimraf node_modules/ bun.lock && bun i",
@@ -61,12 +62,12 @@
     "docs:preview": "vitepress preview docs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@stacksjs/cli": "^0.59.9",
-    "@stacksjs/storage": "^0.59.9",
+    "@stacksjs/cli": "^0.59.11",
+    "@stacksjs/storage": "^0.59.11",
     "c12": "^1.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@stacksjs/development": "^0.59.9",
+    "@stacksjs/development": "^0.59.11",
     "@types/bun": "^1.0.8",
     "@types/node": "^20.11.24",
     "bun-plugin-dts-auto": "^0.10.0",
diff --git a/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from build.ts
rename to scripts/build.ts
index 60305a7..b37bdc3 100644
--- a/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
 import { $ } from 'bun'
 import dts from 'bun-plugin-dts-auto'
+import { log } from '@stacksjs/logging'
 
-console.log('Building...')
+log.info('Building...')
+
+$.cwd(path.resolve(import.meta.dir, '..'))
+await $`rm -rf ./dist`
 
 await Bun.build({
   entrypoints: ['./src/index.ts', './bin/cli.ts'],
   outdir: './dist',
   format: 'esm',
   target: 'bun',
+  external: ['rollup', 'fsevents'],
 
   plugins: [
     dts({
-      cwd: import.meta.dir,
+      cwd: path.resolve(import.meta.dir, '..'),
     }),
   ],
 })
@@ -22,7 +28,5 @@ await $`cp ./dist/bin/cli.js ./dist/cli.js`
 await $`rm -rf ./dist/bin`
 await $`cp ./bin/cli.d.ts ./dist/cli.d.ts` // while bun-plugin-dts-auto doesn't support bin files well
 await $`rm ./bin/cli.d.ts`
-await $`cp ./bin/reverse-proxy ./dist/reverse-proxy`
-await $`rm ./bin/reverse-proxy`
 
-console.log('Build done!')
+log.success('Built')
diff --git a/scripts/post-compile.ts b/scripts/post-compile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c38c258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/post-compile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { $ } from 'bun'
+
+await $`mv ./bin/reverse-proxy ./dist/reverse-proxy`
+await $`cp ./dist/reverse-proxy ./rp`
diff --git a/src/start.ts b/src/start.ts
index 1d84e73..618004d 100644
--- a/src/start.ts
+++ b/src/start.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import * as net from 'node:net'
 import * as http from 'node:http'
 import * as https from 'node:https'
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
-import process from 'node:process'
 import type { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'
-import path from 'node:path'
-import { bold, green, log, runCommand } from '@stacksjs/cli'
+import { path } from '@stacksjs/path'
+import { bold, dim, green, log, runCommand } from '@stacksjs/cli'
 import { version } from '../package.json'
 
-interface Option {
+export interface Option {
   from?: string // domain to proxy from, defaults to localhost:3000
   to?: string // domain to proxy to, defaults to stacks.localhost
   keyPath?: string // absolute path to the key
@@ -21,38 +20,8 @@ type Options = Option | Option[]
 export async function startServer(option: Option = { from: 'localhost:3000', to: 'stacks.localhost' }): Promise<void> {
   log.debug('Starting Reverse Proxy Server')
 
-  let key: Buffer | undefined
-  let cert: Buffer | undefined
-
-  const keyPath = option.keyPath ?? path.resolve(import.meta.dir, `keys/localhost-key.pem`)
-  if (fs.existsSync(keyPath))
-    key = fs.readFileSync(keyPath)
-  else
-    log.debug('No SSL key found')
-
-  const certPath = option.certPath ?? path.resolve(import.meta.dir, `keys/localhost.pem`)
-  if (fs.existsSync(certPath))
-    cert = fs.readFileSync(certPath)
-  else
-    log.debug('No SSL certificate found')
-
-  if (!fs.existsSync(keyPath) || fs.existsSync(certPath)) {
-    log.info('A valid SSL key & certificate was not found')
-    log.info('Creating a self-signed certificate...')
-
-    // self-sign a certificate using mkcert
-    const keysPath = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, 'keys')
-    if (!fs.existsSync(keysPath))
-      fs.mkdirSync(keysPath)
-
-    await runCommand('mkcert -install', {
-      cwd: keysPath,
-    })
-
-    await runCommand(`mkcert *.${option.to}`, {
-      cwd: keysPath,
-    })
-  }
+  // Ensure the SSL key and certificate exist
+  const { key, cert } = await ensureCertificates(option)
 
   // Parse the option.from URL to dynamically set hostname and port
   const fromUrl = new URL(option.from ? (option.from.startsWith('http') ? option.from : `http://${option.from}`) : 'http://localhost:3000')
@@ -74,7 +43,7 @@ export async function startServer(option: Option = { from: 'localhost:3000', to:
   })
 }
 
-function setupReverseProxy({ key, cert, hostname, port, option }: { key?: Buffer, cert?: Buffer, hostname: string, port: number, option: Option }): void {
+export function setupReverseProxy({ key, cert, hostname, port, option }: { key?: Buffer, cert?: Buffer, hostname: string, port: number, option: Option }): void {
   // This server will act as a reverse proxy
   const httpsServer = https.createServer({ key, cert }, (req, res) => {
     // Define the target server's options
@@ -113,7 +82,7 @@ function setupReverseProxy({ key, cert, hostname, port, option }: { key?: Buffer
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.log('')
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log(`  ${green('➜')}  ${option.from} ➜ ${option.to}`)
+    console.log(`  ${green('➜')}  ${dim(option.from!)} ${dim('➜')} https://${option.to}`)
   })
 
   // http to https redirect
@@ -121,7 +90,7 @@ function setupReverseProxy({ key, cert, hostname, port, option }: { key?: Buffer
     startHttpRedirectServer()
 }
 
-function startHttpRedirectServer(): void {
+export function startHttpRedirectServer(): void {
   http.createServer((req, res) => {
     res.writeHead(301, { Location: `https://${req.headers.host}${req.url}` })
     res.end()
@@ -142,3 +111,29 @@ export function startProxies(options?: Options): void {
     startServer(options)
   }
 }
+
+export async function ensureCertificates(option: Option): Promise<{ key: Buffer, cert: Buffer }> {
+  const sslBasePath = path.homeDir('.stacks/ssl')
+  const keysPath = path.resolve(sslBasePath, 'keys')
+  await fs.promises.mkdir(keysPath, { recursive: true })
+
+  const keyPath = option.keyPath ?? path.resolve(keysPath, `${option.to}-key.pem`)
+  const certPath = option.certPath ?? path.resolve(keysPath, `${option.to}.pem`)
+
+  let key: Buffer | undefined
+  let cert: Buffer | undefined
+
+  try {
+    key = await fs.promises.readFile(keyPath)
+    cert = await fs.promises.readFile(certPath)
+  }
+  catch (error) {
+    log.info('A valid SSL key & certificate was not found, creating a self-signed certificate...')
+    await runCommand('mkcert -install', { cwd: keysPath })
+    await runCommand(`mkcert ${option.to}`, { cwd: keysPath })
+    key = await fs.promises.readFile(keyPath)
+    cert = await fs.promises.readFile(certPath)
+  }
+
+  return { key, cert }
+}
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 8c8c8a2..5bbfbd1 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @ts-expect-error types are somehow missing
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test'
 
 describe('should', () => {
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 58efc4a..d9a0183 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
     "strict": true,
     "strictNullChecks": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "declaration": true,
     "noEmit": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist",
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "verbatimModuleSyntax": true,