diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b324e85..929e54d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Continuous Integration
 env:
   # Specify the current Zig version MicroZig uses:
   ZIG_VERSION: 0.11.0
+  DEPLOYMENT_URL: "https://download.microzig.tech"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -69,12 +70,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install dataclasses_json==0.6.3 marshmallow typing-inspect semver pathspec
 
-      - name: Generate and validate packages
+      - name: Generate packages
         run: |
-          ./tools/bundle.py
+          ./tools/bundle.py --debug
 
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - name: Spawn local web server
+        uses: Eun/http-server-action@v1
         with:
-          name: packages
-          path: microzig-deploy/
+          directory: "${{ github.workspace }}/microzig-deploy"
+          port: 8080
+          content-types: |
+            {
+              "gz": "application/gzip",
+              "json": "application/json"
+            }
+
+      - name: Validate examples
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "${{ github.workspace }}/microzig-test"
+          ./tools/validate-all-examples.sh --build-root "${{ github.workspace }}/microzig-test"
diff --git a/tools/bundle.py b/tools/bundle.py
index 4e0e215..2a4bd50 100755
--- a/tools/bundle.py
+++ b/tools/bundle.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from dataclasses_json import dataclass_json, config as  dcj_config, Exclude as J
 from semver import Version
 from marshmallow import fields
 from enum import Enum as StrEnum
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import pathspec
 import stat 
 import tarfile
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ from typing import Optional, Any
 from lib.common import  execute_raw, execute, slurp, check_zig_version, check_required_tools
 import lib.common as common
 
+DEFAULT_DEPLOYMENT_BASE="https://download.microzig.tech/packages"
+DEBUG_DEPLOYMENT_BASE="http://localhost:8080"
+
 LEGAL_PACKAGE_NAME = re.compile("^[A-Za-z]$")
 
 VERBOSE = False 
@@ -34,8 +38,7 @@ REQUIRED_TOOLS = [
     "zig",
     "git",
 ]
-# DEPLOYMENT_BASE="https://download.microzig.tech/packages"
-DEPLOYMENT_BASE="https://public.devspace.random-projects.net"
+
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 assert REPO_ROOT.is_dir()
@@ -230,6 +233,17 @@ def get_batch_timestamp():
 
 def main():
 
+    
+    arg_parser = ArgumentParser()
+
+    arg_parser.add_argument("--base-url", type=str, required=False, default=DEFAULT_DEPLOYMENT_BASE, help="Sets the download URL for the packages.")
+    arg_parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", required=False, default=False, help="Creates a deployment for local development, hosted by localhost:8080")
+
+    cli_args = arg_parser.parse_args()
+
+    base_url = cli_args.base_url if not cli_args.debug else DEBUG_DEPLOYMENT_BASE
+
+
     check_required_tools(REQUIRED_TOOLS)
 
     check_zig_version("0.11.0")
@@ -326,7 +340,7 @@ def main():
             assert False 
 
         download_path = pkg.out_rel_dir / ALL_FILES_DIR / f"{pkg.out_basename}-{version}.tar.gz"
-        pkg.download_url = f"{DEPLOYMENT_BASE}/{download_path}"
+        pkg.download_url = f"{base_url}/{download_path}"
 
         buildzig_path = pkg_dir / "build.zig"
         buildzon_path = pkg_dir / "build.zig.zon"
diff --git a/tools/validate-all-examples.sh b/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
index 8af432b..7d0982e 100755
--- a/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
+++ b/tools/validate-all-examples.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 set -e 
 
 root="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-tmpdir="/tmp/microzig-test"
-
-mkdir -p "${tmpdir}"
 
 examples="espressif/esp stmicro/stm32 nordic/nrf5x gigadevice/gd32 raspberrypi/rp2040 nxp/lpc microchip/atsam" # microchip/avr (does not build with 0.11)
 
 for key in ${examples}; do
-    "${root}/validate-example.py" --build-root "${tmpdir}" --example "$key"
+    "${root}/validate-example.py" --example "$key" "$@"
 done
diff --git a/tools/validate-example.py b/tools/validate-example.py
index d04c8af..4b9ab30 100755
--- a/tools/validate-example.py
+++ b/tools/validate-example.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import sys
 import shutil
 
 REQUIRED_TOOLS = ["zig", "curl", "tar", "gunzip"]
+DEBUG_DEPLOYMENT_BASE="http://localhost:8080"
 
 
 def main():
@@ -20,10 +21,13 @@ def main():
 
     parser.add_argument("--example", type=PurePosixPath, required=True)
     parser.add_argument("--build-root", type=Path, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--base-url", type=str, required=False, default=DEBUG_DEPLOYMENT_BASE, help="Sets the download URL for the packages.")
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     example_id: PurePosixPath = args.example 
     build_root: Path = args.build_root
+    base_url: str = args.base_url
 
     if len(example_id.parents) != 2 or str(example_id.parents[1]) != ".":
         print(f"example must be <group>/<id>", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ def main():
         "curl",
         "-o",
         f"{example_name}.tar.gz",
-        f"https://public.devspace.random-projects.net/examples/{example_group}/{example_name}.tar.gz",
+        f"{base_url}/examples/{example_group}/{example_name}.tar.gz",
         cwd=build_root,
     )