diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64356945..fbad9160 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ _If you get a blank screen the first load, close the window and start the app ag
 
 `go test`
 
+### Windows
+
+Breez SDK requires gcc to build the Breez bindings. Run `choco install mingw` and copy the breez SDK bindings file into the root of this directory (from your go installation directory) as per the [Breez SDK instructions](https://github.com/breez/breez-sdk-go?tab=readme-ov-file#windows). ALSO copy the bindings file into the output directory alongside the .exe in order to run it.
+
 ## Configuration parameters
 
 - `NOSTR_PRIVKEY`: the private key of this service. Should be a securely randomly generated 32 byte hex string.
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 4b54b80b..157ec13b 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "dev:wails": "yarn prepare:wails && vite",
     "build:http": "yarn prepare:http && tsc && vite build",
     "build:wails": "yarn prepare:wails && tsc && vite build",
-    "prepare:wails": "cp ./platform_specific/wails/src/utils/request.ts src/utils/request.ts",
-    "prepare:http": "cp ./platform_specific/http/src/utils/request.ts src/utils/request.ts",
+    "prepare:wails": "shx cp ./platform_specific/wails/src/utils/request.ts src/utils/request.ts",
+    "prepare:http": "shx cp ./platform_specific/http/src/utils/request.ts src/utils/request.ts",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.3",
     "postcss": "^8.4.32",
+    "shx": "^0.3.4",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.3.6",
     "typescript": "^5.0.2",
     "vite": "^4.4.5"
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index 568ab5ab..60582417 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ glob@7.1.6:
     once "^1.3.0"
     path-is-absolute "^1.0.0"
 
-glob@^7.1.3:
+glob@^7.0.0, glob@^7.1.3:
   version "7.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz"
   integrity sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==
@@ -1035,6 +1035,11 @@ inherits@2:
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   integrity sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ==
 
+interpret@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/interpret/-/interpret-1.4.0.tgz#665ab8bc4da27a774a40584e812e3e0fa45b1a1e"
+  integrity sha512-agE4QfB2Lkp9uICn7BAqoscw4SZP9kTE2hxiFI3jBPmXJfdqiahTbUuKGsMoN2GtqL9AxhYioAcVvgsb1HvRbA==
+
 is-binary-path@~2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-binary-path/-/is-binary-path-2.1.0.tgz"
@@ -1199,6 +1204,11 @@ minimatch@^3.0.4, minimatch@^3.0.5, minimatch@^3.1.1, minimatch@^3.1.2:
   dependencies:
     brace-expansion "^1.1.7"
 
+minimist@^1.2.3:
+  version "1.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.8.tgz#c1a464e7693302e082a075cee0c057741ac4772c"
+  integrity sha512-2yyAR8qBkN3YuheJanUpWC5U3bb5osDywNB8RzDVlDwDHbocAJveqqj1u8+SVD7jkWT4yvsHCpWqqWqAxb0zCA==
+
 ms@2.1.2:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz"
@@ -1487,12 +1497,19 @@ readdirp@~3.6.0:
   dependencies:
     picomatch "^2.2.1"
 
+rechoir@^0.6.2:
+  version "0.6.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rechoir/-/rechoir-0.6.2.tgz#85204b54dba82d5742e28c96756ef43af50e3384"
+  integrity sha512-HFM8rkZ+i3zrV+4LQjwQ0W+ez98pApMGM3HUrN04j3CqzPOzl9nmP15Y8YXNm8QHGv/eacOVEjqhmWpkRV0NAw==
+  dependencies:
+    resolve "^1.1.6"
+
 resolve-from@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-4.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-pb/MYmXstAkysRFx8piNI1tGFNQIFA3vkE3Gq4EuA1dF6gHp/+vgZqsCGJapvy8N3Q+4o7FwvquPJcnZ7RYy4g==
 
-resolve@^1.1.7, resolve@^1.22.2:
+resolve@^1.1.6, resolve@^1.1.7, resolve@^1.22.2:
   version "1.22.8"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve/-/resolve-1.22.8.tgz"
   integrity sha512-oKWePCxqpd6FlLvGV1VU0x7bkPmmCNolxzjMf4NczoDnQcIWrAF+cPtZn5i6n+RfD2d9i0tzpKnG6Yk168yIyw==
@@ -1553,6 +1570,23 @@ shebang-regex@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-3.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==
 
+shelljs@^0.8.5:
+  version "0.8.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz#de055408d8361bed66c669d2f000538ced8ee20c"
+  integrity sha512-TiwcRcrkhHvbrZbnRcFYMLl30Dfov3HKqzp5tO5b4pt6G/SezKcYhmDg15zXVBswHmctSAQKznqNW2LO5tTDow==
+  dependencies:
+    glob "^7.0.0"
+    interpret "^1.0.0"
+    rechoir "^0.6.2"
+
+shx@^0.3.4:
+  version "0.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shx/-/shx-0.3.4.tgz#74289230b4b663979167f94e1935901406e40f02"
+  integrity sha512-N6A9MLVqjxZYcVn8hLmtneQWIJtp8IKzMP4eMnx+nqkvXoqinUPCbUFLp2UcWTEIUONhlk0ewxr/jaVGlc+J+g==
+  dependencies:
+    minimist "^1.2.3"
+    shelljs "^0.8.5"
+
 slash@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz"