diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
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index c53ef70..0000000
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-name: Backend Actions
-run-name: ${{ gitea.actor }} is running backend actions
-on: [push]
-# push:
-#     tags:
-#       - 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'
-
-jobs:
-  package:
-    runs-on: rust-latest
-    depends-on: ["check-tag"]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Check for Tag
-        run: ./check-for-tag.sh
-
-      - name: Create Output Directory
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        run: mkdir package
-      - name: Setup Node
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '24'
-      - name: Load Cache
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/git
-            backend/target
-            ui/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-package-${{ hashFiles('backend/Cargo.lock') }}-${{ hashFiles('ui/package-lock.json') }}
-
-      - name: Install UI Dependencies
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        working-directory: ui
-        run: npm ci
-      - name: Build UI
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        working-directory: ui
-        run: npm run build
-      - name: Copy Output
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        run: cp -rv ui/.output package/ui
-
-
-      - name: Build Backend
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        working-directory: backend
-        run: cargo build --release --locked
-      - name: Copy Binary
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        run: cp -v backend/target/release/nuchat package/
-
-      - name: Package Output
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        run: tar -cf - package | zstd -19 -T0 -o package.tar.zst
-
-      - name: Upload Package
-        if: ${{  steps.check_tag.outputs.release_tag  != '' }}
-        run: |-
-          curl -X PUT \
-          -H 'Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_API_KEY }}' \
-          --upload-file package.tar.zst \
-          "https://git.molloy.xyz/api/packages/fergus-molloy/generic/nuchat/${{ $RELEASE_TAG }}/nuchat.tar.zst"
-
diff --git a/check-for-tag.sh b/check-for-tag.sh
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index e8f21f9..0000000
--- a/check-for-tag.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-TAGS="$(git tag --points-at HEAD)"
-echo "Found tags $TAGS"
-if [ -n "$TAGS" ]; then
-  TAG=$(echo "$TAGS" | grep -E '^v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+$' | sort -V | tail -1)
-  echo "Found release tag $TAG"
-  echo "release_tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUTS"
-else
-  echo "No release tag found"
-fi
diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
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index 5c10a9e..0000000
--- a/package.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-mkdir package
-
-pushd backend
-cargo build --release
-cp -v target/release/nuchat ../package/
-popd
-
-pushd ui
-pnpm run build
-cp -rv .output ../package/ui
-popd
-
-tar -cf - package/ | zstd -19 -T0 -o package.tar.zst
-
diff --git a/scripts/environ.sh b/scripts/environ.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3a7809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/environ.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+function check_tags() {
+	TAGS="$(git tag --points-at HEAD)"
+	if [ -n "$TAGS" ]; then
+		TAG=$(echo "$TAGS" | grep -E '^v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+$' | sort -V | tail -1)
+	else
+		echo "No release tag found"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+function package() {
+	PACKAGE_DIR="${PACKAGE_DIR:-package}"
+	mkdir "$PACKAGE_DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+	pushd backend
+	cargo build --release
+	cp -v target/release/nuchat ../package/
+	popd
+
+	pushd ui
+	npm ci
+	npm run build
+	cp -rv .output ../package/ui
+	popd
+	
+
+	OUT_FILE="${OUT_FILE:-package.tar.zst}"
+	if [ -f "$OUT_FILE" ]; then
+		rm "$OUT_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1
+	fi
+
+	tar -cf - package/ | zstd -19 -T0 -o "${OUT_DIR}${OUT_FILE}"
+}
+
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ef3d2f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. ./scripts/environ.sh
+
+check_tags
+if [ -n "$TAG" ]; then 
+	echo "Found tag $TAG"
+	RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/v//')
+	echo "Releasing $RELEASE_VERSION"
+	echo ""
+else 
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+package
+
+if [ ! -f package.tar.zst ]; then
+	echo "failed to generate package"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "curl -X PUT \
+	-H \"Authroization: token $GITEA_TOKEN\" \
+	--upload-file \"$OUT_DIR$OUT_FILE\" \
+	\"https://git.molloy.xyz/api/packages/fergus-molloy/generic/$RELEASE_VERSION/nuchat.tar.zst\""
diff --git a/tags b/tags
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index bf5b101..0000000
--- a/tags
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-v0.0.1
-v0.0.2
-test
-v0.0.2_asdf
-