diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a5888eb0..251deeb6c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ e2e/tests/fixtures/tmp/*
 build/
 dist/
 
+# bundled assets
+translations.json
+override.css
+
 # working stuff
 **/TODO.md
 
diff --git a/apps/electron/package.json b/apps/electron/package.json
index 8243c5af1..0437e1ada 100644
--- a/apps/electron/package.json
+++ b/apps/electron/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
         "from": "../server/src/user/",
         "to": "extraResources/user/",
         "filter": [
-          "**/*"
+          "**/*",
+          "*{.ts}"
         ]
       }
     ]
diff --git a/apps/server/scripts/bundleCss.ts b/apps/server/scripts/bundleCss.ts
index 6b227e306..db16db31b 100644
--- a/apps/server/scripts/bundleCss.ts
+++ b/apps/server/scripts/bundleCss.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { defaultCss } from '../src/user/styles/bundledCss';
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { defaultCss } from '../src/user/styles/bundledCss';
+
 /**
  * Script to write contents of bundledCss to override.css
  */
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ async function bundleCss() {
     const stylesDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'src', 'user', 'styles');
     const cssFile = path.resolve(stylesDir, 'override.css');
 
-    if (!existsSync(cssFile)) {
-      throw new Error('File does not exist');
-    }
-
     await writeFile(cssFile, defaultCss, { encoding: 'utf8' });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Failed writing to CSS file: ', error);
diff --git a/apps/server/scripts/bundleTranslation.ts b/apps/server/scripts/bundleTranslation.ts
index d30422379..343c443e5 100644
--- a/apps/server/scripts/bundleTranslation.ts
+++ b/apps/server/scripts/bundleTranslation.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { defaultTranslation } from '../src/user/translations/bundledTranslation';
 import path from 'path';
 
+import { defaultTranslation } from '../src/user/translations/bundledTranslations.js';
+
 /**
  * Script to write contents of default translation to translation.json
  */
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ async function bundleTranslation() {
     const translationDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'src', 'user', 'translations');
     const translationsFile = path.resolve(translationDir, 'translations.json');
 
-    if (!existsSync(translationsFile)) {
-      throw new Error('File does not exist');
-    }
-
     await writeFile(translationsFile, defaultTranslation, { encoding: 'utf8' });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Failed writing to translations file: ', error);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts b/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
index dc0cb615c..9bcf54b5f 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/setup/index.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export function getAppDataPath(): string {
  * │  │  ├─ override.css
  * │  ├─ logo/
  * │  │  ├─ logo.png
+ * │  ├─ translations/
+ * │  │  ├─ translations.json
  */
 
 /** resolve file URL in both CJS and ESM (build and dev) */
diff --git a/apps/server/src/user/styles/override.css b/apps/server/src/user/styles/override.css
deleted file mode 100644
index a235a8268..000000000
--- a/apps/server/src/user/styles/override.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-
-/** 
- * This CSS file allows user customisation of the UI
- * We expose some CSS properties to facilitate this (see below in :root)
- * In the cases where this is missing, you can add your selectors here
- */
-
-:root {
-  /** Background colour for the views */
-  --background-color-override: #ececec;
-
-  /** Main text colour for the views */
-  --color-override: #101010;
-
-  /** Text colour for the views */
-  --secondary-color-override: #404040;
-
-  /** Accent text colour, used on active elements */
-  --accent-color-override: #fa5656;
-
-  /** Label text colour, used on active elements */
-  --label-color-override: #6c6c6c;
-
-  /** Timer text colour */
-  --timer-color-override: #202020;
-  --timer-warning-color-override: #ffbc56;
-  --timer-danger-color-override: #e69000;
-  --timer-overtime-color-override: #fa5656;
-  --timer-pending-color-override: #578AF4;
-
-  /** Background for card elements on background */
-  --card-background-color-override: #fff;
-
-  /** Font used for all text in views */
-  --font-family-override: 'Open Sans';
-
-  /** Colour used for external message and aux timer in /timer */
-  --external-color-override: #161616;
-
-  /** View specific features: /backstage */
-  /** ---- Background highlight for blink behaviour */
-  --card-background-color-blink-override: #339e4e;
-  /** ---- Colour used for progress bar background */
-  --timer-progress-bg-override: #fff;
-  /** ---- Colour used for progress bar progress */
-  --timer-progress-override: #202020;
-
-  /** View specific features: /op */
-  --operator-customfield-font-size-override: 1.25rem;
-  --operator-running-bg-override: #339e4e;
-
-  /** View specific features: /studio */
-  --studio-active: #101010;
-  --studio-idle: #cfcfcf;
-  --studio-active-label: #101010;
-  --studio-idle-label: #595959;
-  --studio-overtime: #101010;
-}
-
-/** 
- * You can inspect the page in your browser and add the selectors here.
- * In the below example, we change the colour of the overlay message in the stage-timer view.
- */
-.stage-timer > .message-overlay--active > div {
-  color: red;
-}