diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 786c22ff9..a4e242a99 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 .prettier*
 electron*
 entitlements.plist
-forge.config.cjs
 nodemon.json
 renovate.json
 trilium.iml
@@ -34,4 +33,10 @@ npm-debug.log
 
 
 # exceptions
-!/bin/copy-dist.ts
\ No newline at end of file
+!/bin/copy-dist.ts
+
+# temporary exception to make copy-dist inside Docker build not fail
+# TriliumNextTODO: make copy-dist *not* requiring to copy this file for builds other than electron-forge
+!forge.config.cjs
+!/bin/tpl
+!/bin/electron-forge/desktop.ejs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
index b5a140efc..51b022bed 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo "Signing DMG file..."
-        dmg_file=$(find out -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
+        dmg_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
         if [ -n "$dmg_file" ]; then
           echo "Found DMG: $dmg_file"
           # Get the first valid signing identity from the keychain
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ runs:
 
         # First check the .app bundle
         echo "Looking for .app bundle..."
-        app_bundle=$(find out -name "*.app" -print -quit)
+        app_bundle=$(find ./dist -name "*.app" -print -quit)
         if [ -n "$app_bundle" ]; then
           echo "Found app bundle: $app_bundle"
           echo "Verifying app bundle signing..."
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ runs:
 
         # Then check DMG if it exists
         echo "Looking for DMG..."
-        dmg_file=$(find out -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
+        dmg_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
         if [ -n "$dmg_file" ]; then
           echo "Found DMG: $dmg_file"
           echo "Verifying DMG signing..."
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ runs:
 
         # Finally check ZIP if it exists
         echo "Looking for ZIP..."
-        zip_file=$(find out -name "*.zip" -print -quit)
+        zip_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.zip" -print -quit)
         if [ -n "$zip_file" ]; then
           echo "Found ZIP: $zip_file"
           echo "Note: ZIP files are not code signed, but their contents should be"
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ runs:
 
           # Look for DMG files recursively
           echo "Looking for DMG files..."
-          dmg_file=$(find out -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
+          dmg_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
           if [ -n "$dmg_file" ]; then
             echo "Found DMG: $dmg_file"
             cp "$dmg_file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-${{ inputs.arch }}.dmg"
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ runs:
 
           # Look for ZIP files recursively
           echo "Looking for ZIP files..."
-          zip_file=$(find out -name "*.zip" -print -quit)
+          zip_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.zip" -print -quit)
           if [ -n "$zip_file" ]; then
             echo "Found ZIP: $zip_file"
             cp "$zip_file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-${{ inputs.arch }}.zip"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ runs:
           echo "Collecting artifacts for ${{ inputs.os }}..."
           for ext in ${{ inputs.extension }}; do
             echo "Looking for .$ext files..."
-            file=$(find out -name "*.$ext" -print -quit)
+            file=$(find ./dist -name "*.$ext" -print -quit)
             if [ -n "$file" ]; then
               echo "Found $file for extension $ext"
               cp "$file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.arch }}.$ext"
diff --git a/bin/copy-dist.ts b/bin/copy-dist.ts
index 03b0c751b..b3f79ad56 100644
--- a/bin/copy-dist.ts
+++ b/bin/copy-dist.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ try {
         "./package.json",
         "./LICENSE",
         "./README.md",
+        "./forge.config.cjs",
+        "./bin/tpl/",
+        "./bin/electron-forge/desktop.ejs",
         "./src/views/",
         "./src/etapi/etapi.openapi.yaml",
         "./src/routes/api/openapi.json",
diff --git a/forge.config.cjs b/forge.config.cjs
index b2b72c4d0..dabcd7ca4 100644
--- a/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/forge.config.cjs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ const baseLinuxMakerConfigOptions = {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
+    // we run electron-forge inside the ./build folder,
+    // to have it output to ./dist, we need to go up a directory first
+    outDir: "../dist",
     packagerConfig: {
         executableName: "trilium",
         name: APP_NAME,
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
 };
 
 function getExtraResourcesForPlatform() {
-    const resources = ["./bin/tpl/anonymize-database.sql"];
+    const resources = [];
 
     const getScriptRessources = () => {
         const scripts = ["trilium-portable", "trilium-safe-mode", "trilium-no-cert-check"];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bd779ee4..ee1fd5356 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Build your personal knowledge base with TriliumNext Notes",
   "version": "0.92.3-beta",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
-  "main": "./build/electron-main.js",
+  "main": "./electron-main.js",
   "author": {
     "name": "TriliumNext Notes Team",
     "email": "contact@eliandoran.me",
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
     "electron:switch": "electron-rebuild",
     "docs:edit": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data-docs TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_PORT=37741 electron ./electron-docs-main.ts .",
     "docs:edit-nix": "electron-rebuild --version 33.3.1 && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data-docs TRILIUM_SYNC_SERVER_HOST=http://tsyncserver:4000 TRILIUM_PORT=37741 TRILIUM_ENV=dev nix-shell -p electron_33 --run \"electron ./electron-docs-main.ts .\"",
-    "electron-forge:start": "npm run build:prepare-dist && electron-forge start",
-    "electron-forge:make": "npm run build:prepare-dist && electron-forge make",
-    "electron-forge:package": "npm run build:prepare-dist && electron-forge package",
+    "electron-forge:prepare": "npm run build:prepare-dist && cp -r node_modules ./build",
+    "electron-forge:start": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge start",
+    "electron-forge:make": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge make",
+    "electron-forge:package": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge package",
     "docs:build-backend": "rimraf ./docs/backend_api && typedoc ./docs/backend_api src/becca/entities/*.ts src/services/backend_script_api.ts src/services/sql.ts",
     "docs:build-frontend": "rimraf ./docs/frontend_api && jsdoc -c jsdoc-conf.json -d ./docs/frontend_api src/public/app/entities/*.js src/public/app/services/frontend_script_api.js src/public/app/widgets/basic_widget.js src/public/app/widgets/note_context_aware_widget.js src/public/app/widgets/right_panel_widget.js",
     "docs:build": "npm run docs:build-backend && npm run docs:build-frontend",