diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 94263cf4..2c65e2ad 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "country-flag-icons": "^1.5.19",
         "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
         "file-replace-loader": "^1.4.2",
+        "fs-extra": "^11.3.1",
         "i18next": "^25.2.1",
         "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",
         "i18next-http-backend": "^3.0.2",
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
         "@eslint/compat": "^1.3.1",
         "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.3.1",
         "@eslint/js": "^9.30.1",
+        "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
         "@types/latlon-geohash": "^2.0.4",
         "@types/leaflet": "^1.9.18",
@@ -4419,6 +4421,17 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/fs-extra": {
+      "version": "11.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-11.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yTbItCNreRooED33qjunPthRcSjERP1r4MqCZc7wv0u2sUkzTFp45tgUfS5+r7FrZPdmCCNflLhVSP/o+SemsQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/jsonfile": "*",
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/geojson": {
       "version": "7946.0.16",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/geojson/-/geojson-7946.0.16.tgz",
@@ -4494,6 +4507,16 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/jsonfile": {
+      "version": "6.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-6.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D5qGUYwjvnNNextdU59/+fI+spnwtTFmyQP0h+PfIOSkNfpU6AOICUOkm4i0OnSk+NyjdPJrxCDro0sJsWlRpQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/latlon-geohash": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/latlon-geohash/-/latlon-geohash-2.0.4.tgz",
@@ -8626,6 +8649,20 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fs-extra": {
+      "version": "11.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-11.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eXvGGwZ5CL17ZSwHWd3bbgk7UUpF6IFHtP57NYYakPvHOs8GDgDe5KJI36jIJzDkJ6eJjuzRA8eBQb6SkKue0g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0",
+        "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -8889,7 +8926,6 @@
       "version": "4.2.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.11.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-RbJ5/jmFcNNCcDV5o9eTnBLJ/HszWV0P73bc+Ff4nS/rJj+YaS6IGyiOL0VoBYX+l1Wrl3k63h/KrH+nhJ0XvQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/graphemer": {
@@ -10562,6 +10598,18 @@
         "node": ">=6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/jsonfile": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.1.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/jsx-ast-utils": {
       "version": "3.3.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsx-ast-utils/-/jsx-ast-utils-3.3.5.tgz",
@@ -16304,6 +16352,15 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/universalify": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/unrs-resolver": {
       "version": "1.7.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unrs-resolver/-/unrs-resolver-1.7.3.tgz",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index c564659a..565e7b22 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@eslint/compat": "^1.3.1",
     "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3.3.1",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.30.1",
+    "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
     "@types/latlon-geohash": "^2.0.4",
     "@types/leaflet": "^1.9.18",
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
     "country-flag-icons": "^1.5.19",
     "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
     "file-replace-loader": "^1.4.2",
+    "fs-extra": "^11.3.1",
     "i18next": "^25.2.1",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",
     "i18next-http-backend": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/frontend/webpack.config.ts b/frontend/webpack.config.ts
index 42c98374..9685126b 100644
--- a/frontend/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/webpack.config.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+import { Compiler, Configuration } from 'webpack';
 import CopyWebpackPlugin from 'copy-webpack-plugin';
 import HtmlWebpackPlugin from 'html-webpack-plugin';
 import { version } from './package.json';
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 // Declare __dirname for TypeScript
 declare const __dirname: string;
 
+const sourceBuild = 'static/frontend';
+const outputPaths: string[] = [
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../nodeapp/static'),
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../desktopApp/static'),
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../web/static'),
+];
+
 const config: Configuration = {
   entry: './src/index.js',
   module: {
@@ -38,11 +46,11 @@ const configNode = (env: any, argv: { mode: string }): Configuration => {
   return {
     ...config,
     output: {
-      path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'static/frontend'),
+      path: path.resolve(__dirname, sourceBuild),
       filename:
         argv.mode === 'production' ? `main.v${version}.[contenthash].js` : `main.v${version}.js`,
       clean: true,
-      publicPath: '/static/frontend/',
+      publicPath: '/' + sourceBuild,
     },
     plugins: [
       // Django
@@ -129,25 +137,29 @@ const configNode = (env: any, argv: { mode: string }): Configuration => {
         basePath: '/',
       }),
 
-      new CopyWebpackPlugin({
-        patterns: [
-          // Copy to nodeapp
-          {
-            from: path.resolve(__dirname, 'static'),
-            to: path.resolve(__dirname, '../nodeapp/static'),
-          },
-          // Copy to desktopApp
-          {
-            from: path.resolve(__dirname, 'static'),
-            to: path.resolve(__dirname, '../desktopApp/static'),
-          },
-          // Copy to web
-          {
-            from: path.resolve(__dirname, 'static'),
-            to: path.resolve(__dirname, '../web/static'),
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
+      {
+        apply: (compiler: Compiler) => {
+          compiler.hooks.emit.tapAsync('CopyFilesPlugin', (compilation, callback) => {
+            Promise.all(
+              outputPaths.map((outputPath) => {
+                const sourceDir = path.resolve(__dirname, sourceBuild);
+                return fs
+                  .copy(sourceDir, outputPath)
+                  .then(() => {
+                    console.log(`Files copied to ${outputPath}`);
+                  })
+                  .catch((err) => {
+                    console.error(`Error copying files to ${outputPath}:`, err);
+                  });
+              }),
+            )
+              .then(() => {
+                callback();
+              })
+              .catch(callback);
+          });
+        },
+      },
     ],
   };
 };