diff --git a/README_AWS.md b/README_AWS.md
index 5201d9b7..171d73d3 100644
--- a/README_AWS.md
+++ b/README_AWS.md
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ Login using [AWS Session Manager](README_SETUP_RELEASE.md)
 # install openjdk
 brew install openjdk@17
 
+# on arm64 macOS
+# https://earthly.dev/blog/homebrew-on-m1/
+echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/ec2-user/.zprofile
+eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
+
+# on arm64 macOS
+# if not set it seems like Ruby is having certificate verification issues such as:
+# 'certificate verify failed (unable to get local issuer certificate)''
+echo 'export SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/cert.pem' >> /Users/ec2-user/.zprofile
+export SSL_CERT_FILE=/etc/ssl/cert.pem
+
 # symlink openjdk
 # depending on install location use one of these:
 sudo ln -sfn /usr/local/opt/openjdk@17/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-17.jdk
diff --git a/server/scripts/publish-darwin-dev.sh b/server/scripts/publish-darwin-dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..10c5d283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/scripts/publish-darwin-dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+SOURCE_DIR=${SCRIPT_DIR}/../..
+
+VERSION=$(date "+%Y%m%d_%H%M")
+
+PRODUCTION_VARIANT=dev
+TARGET_HOST_URL=build-darwin-${PRODUCTION_VARIANT}.defold.com
+TARGET_HOST=i-0d371683f5c876b73
+TARGET_USER=ec2-user
+TARGET_DIR=/usr/local/extender-${PRODUCTION_VARIANT}
+TARGET_KEY=~/.ssh/defold2_ec2.pem
+
+source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/standalone/publish-standalone.sh
+
+check_uncommitted_changes ${SOURCE_DIR}
+build_artifact ${SOURCE_DIR}
+deploy_artifact ${SOURCE_DIR} ${TARGET_DIR} ${VERSION} ${TARGET_HOST} ${TARGET_USER} ${TARGET_KEY} ${PRODUCTION_VARIANT}
+
+SERVER=https://${TARGET_HOST_URL}
+
+echo "**********************************"
+echo "Checking the server version at ${SERVER}:"
+wget -q -O - $SERVER
+echo ""
+echo "**********************************"
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/server/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index 0aa9304e..b210ec75 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 
 extender:
-    sdk:
-        cache-clear-on-exit: false
+    sdk.cache-size: 5
     cache:
+        type: S3
+        s3.bucket: defold-extender-cache-dev
+    remote-builder:
         enabled: true
-        type: LOCAL
-        local.basedir: /var/extender/cache/data
-        #type: S3
-        #s3.bucket: defold-extender-cache-dev
+        url: https://build-darwin-dev.defold.com
 
-    remote-builder:
-        enabled: false
-        # This points to the host machine from inside docker
-        url: http://host.docker.internal:9010
+endpoints:
+    health:
+        sensitive: true
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/application-local.yaml b/server/src/main/resources/application-local.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aa9304e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/application-local.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+extender:
+    sdk:
+        cache-clear-on-exit: false
+    cache:
+        enabled: true
+        type: LOCAL
+        local.basedir: /var/extender/cache/data
+        #type: S3
+        #s3.bucket: defold-extender-cache-dev
+
+    remote-builder:
+        enabled: false
+        # This points to the host machine from inside docker
+        url: http://host.docker.internal:9010
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/application-standalone-dev.yml b/server/src/main/resources/application-standalone-dev.yml
index e41626fe..d0ad4e80 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/application-standalone-dev.yml
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/application-standalone-dev.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ server:
     port: 9010
 
 extender:
-    sdk.location: /usr/local/extender/sdk
+    sdk:
+        location: /usr/local/extender-dev/sdk
+        cache-size: 5
     cache:
         enabled: false
     remote-builder: