diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eca8031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OBSIDIAN_PLUGIN_DIR=~/ObsidianVaults/book-journal/.obsidian/plugins
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e09a007..eca0914 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ data.json
 
 # Exclude macOS Finder (System Explorer) View States
 .DS_Store
+
+# Exclude dist directory
+dist
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
deleted file mode 100644
index b37e38a..0000000
--- a/styles.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/vite.config.mts b/vite.config.mts
index 01ed8ad..3dbf3ea 100644
--- a/vite.config.mts
+++ b/vite.config.mts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { UserConfig, defineConfig } from "vite";
 import { svelte } from "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte";
+import manifest from "./manifest.json";
+import fs from "fs/promises";
 import path from "path";
 import builtins from "builtin-modules";
 
@@ -8,7 +10,42 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
 	const prod = mode === "production";
 
 	return {
-		plugins: [svelte()],
+		plugins: [
+			svelte(),
+			{
+				name: "postbuild-commands",
+				async closeBundle() {
+					if (prod) return;
+
+					if (!process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGIN_DIR) {
+						console.log(
+							"Set OBSIDIAN_PLUGIN_DIR in the .env file to plugin directory to copy files to."
+						);
+						return;
+					}
+
+					const dist =
+						process.env.OBSIDIAN_PLUGIN_DIR +
+						"/" +
+						manifest.id +
+						"-dev";
+
+					await fs.mkdir(dist, { recursive: true });
+
+					const copy = async (src: string, dist: string) => {
+						await fs.copyFile(src, path.resolve(dist, src));
+					};
+
+					await Promise.all([
+						await copy("./main.js", dist),
+						await copy("./styles.css", dist),
+						await copy("./manifest.json", dist),
+					]);
+
+					console.log("Copied output files to", dist);
+				},
+			},
+		],
 		resolve: {
 			alias: {
 				"@components": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src/components"),
@@ -30,7 +67,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
 			sourcemap: prod ? false : "inline",
 			cssCodeSplit: false,
 			emptyOutDir: false,
-			outDir: "",
+			outDir: "dist",
 			rollupOptions: {
 				input: {
 					main: resolve(__dirname, "src/main.ts"),