diff --git a/docs/source/development/developer_guidelines.md b/docs/source/development/developer_guidelines.md
index e72193a..0014d8f 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/developer_guidelines.md
+++ b/docs/source/development/developer_guidelines.md
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ docker_development
 testing
 docs
 release
+settings_page
 ```
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diff --git a/docs/source/development/release.md b/docs/source/development/release.md
index 403dcb9..694af78 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/release.md
+++ b/docs/source/development/release.md
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@
 manual release to docker hub
   * `docker image tag auto-archiver bellingcat/auto-archiver:latest`
   * `docker push bellingcat/auto-archiver`
+
+
+### Building the Settings Page
+
+The Settings page is built as part of the python-publish workflow and packaged within the app.
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diff --git a/docs/source/development/settings_page.md b/docs/source/development/settings_page.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c722a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/development/settings_page.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Settings Page
+
+The settings page (viewable here TODO: add link), is an easy-to-use UI for users to edit their auto-archiver settings.
+
+The single-file app is built using React and vite. To get started developing the package, follow these steps:
+
+1. Make sure you have Node v22 installed.
+
+```{note} Tip: if you don't have node installed:
+
+Use `nvm` to manage your node installations. Use: 
+`curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash` to install `nvm` and then `nvm i 22` to install Node v22
+```
+
+2. Generate the `schema.json` file for the currently installed modules using `python scripts/generate_settings_schema.py`
+3. Go to the settings folder `cd scripts/settings/` and build your environment with `npm i`
+4. Run a development version of the page with `npm run dev`
+5. Build a release version of the page with `npm run build`
+
+A release version creates a single-file app called `dist/index.html`
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diff --git a/scripts/generate_settings_page.py b/scripts/generate_settings_schema.py
similarity index 91%
rename from scripts/generate_settings_page.py
rename to scripts/generate_settings_schema.py
index cb3d452..e04e404 100644
--- a/scripts/generate_settings_page.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_settings_schema.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 
 from auto_archiver.core.module import ModuleFactory
 from auto_archiver.core.consts import MODULE_TYPES
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ output_schame = {
     'module_types': MODULE_TYPES,
 }
 
-output_file = 'schema.json'
+current_file_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+output_file = os.path.join(current_file_dir, 'settings/src/schema.json')
 with open(output_file, 'w') as file:
     json.dump(output_schame, file, indent=4, cls=SchemaEncoder)
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diff --git a/scripts/settings/package.json b/scripts/settings/package.json
index aec7706..fc7bb7b 100644
--- a/scripts/settings/package.json
+++ b/scripts/settings/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc && vite build",
+    "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/settings/src/App.tsx b/scripts/settings/src/App.tsx
index 1b12ba9..ab1caeb 100644
--- a/scripts/settings/src/App.tsx
+++ b/scripts/settings/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
   rectSortingStrategy
 } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 
+import type { DragStartEvent, DragEndEvent, UniqueIdentifier } from "@dnd-kit/core";
+
 
 import { modules, steps, module_types } from './schema.json';
 import { 
@@ -32,7 +34,16 @@ import Grid from '@mui/material/Grid2';
 import { parseDocument, Document } from 'yaml'
 import StepCard from './StepCard';
 
-function FileDrop({ setYamlFile }) {
+//  create a Typescript interface for module 
+interface Module<T> {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  configs: object;
+  manifest: object;
+}
+
+
+function FileDrop({ setYamlFile }: { setYamlFile: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Document>> }) {
 
   const [showError, setShowError] = useState(false);
   const [label, setLabel] = useState("Drag and drop your orchestration.yaml file here, or click to select a file.");
@@ -46,9 +57,9 @@ function FileDrop({ setYamlFile }) {
     }
     let reader = new FileReader();
     reader.onload = function(e) {
-      let contents = e.target.result;
+      let contents = e.target ? e.target.result : '';
       try {
-        let document = parseDocument(contents);
+        let document = parseDocument(contents as string);
         if (document.errors.length > 0) {
           // not a valid yaml file
           setShowError(true);
@@ -79,8 +90,8 @@ function FileDrop({ setYamlFile }) {
 }
 
 function ModuleTypes({ stepType, setEnabledModules, enabledModules, configValues }: { stepType: string, setEnabledModules: any, enabledModules: any, configValues: any }) {
-  const [showError, setShowError] = useState(false);
-  const [activeId, setActiveId] = useState(null);
+  const [showError, setShowError] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [activeId, setActiveId] = useState<UniqueIdentifier>();
   const [items, setItems] = useState<string[]>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -121,17 +132,17 @@ function ModuleTypes({ stepType, setEnabledModules, enabledModules, configValues
     })
   );
 
-  const handleDragStart = (event) => {
+  const handleDragStart = (event: DragStartEvent) => {
     setActiveId(event.active.id);
   };
 
-  const handleDragEnd = (event) => {
-    setActiveId(null);
+  const handleDragEnd = (event: DragEndEvent) => {
+    setActiveId(undefined);
     const { active, over } = event;
 
-    if (active.id !== over.id) {
-        const oldIndex = items.indexOf(active.id);
-        const newIndex = items.indexOf(over.id);
+    if (active.id !== over?.id) {
+        const oldIndex = items.indexOf(active.id as string);
+        const newIndex = items.indexOf(over?.id as string);
 
         let newArray = arrayMove(items, oldIndex, newIndex);
         // set it also on steps