diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
index 1171a8b7..957d036a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker-selfhosted.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         run: "automation_tools/install_dependencies.sh"    
 
       - name: Generate cooker build ID
-        run: |
-          word1=$(shuf -n 1 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/codename_wordlist.txt)
-          capitalized_word1="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< ${word1:0:1})${word1:1}"
-          word2=$(shuf -n 1 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/codename_wordlist.txt)
-          capitalized_word2="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< ${word2:0:1})${word2:1}"
-          result=$capitalized_word1$capitalized_word2
-          echo $result > ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/buildid
-          echo "buildid=$result" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "VersionID is $result"
+        run: "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh"
 
       - name: Run pre-build automation tasks
         run : "/bin/bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60388609..f7355c0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ backup
 tmp
 .godot
 rd-submodules/es-de/patches-tmp*
+.local/
 
 # Python #
 ##########
diff --git a/automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh b/automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff4c8119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+word1=$(shuf -n 1 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/codename_wordlist.txt)
+capitalized_word1="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< ${word1:0:1})${word1:1}"
+word2=$(shuf -n 1 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/automation_tools/codename_wordlist.txt)
+capitalized_word2="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< ${word2:0:1})${word2:1}"
+result=$capitalized_word1$capitalized_word2
+echo $result > ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/buildid
+echo "buildid=$result" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+echo "VersionID is $result"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
index 122b244f..31f006d0 100755
--- a/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
+++ b/automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ git config --global protocol.file.allow always
 
 if [[ "${GITHUB_REF##*/}" == "main" ]]; then
     BUNDLE_NAME="RetroDECK.flatpak"
-    FOLDER=retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
+    FOLDER=retrodeck-flatpak
 else
     BUNDLE_NAME="RetroDECK-cooker.flatpak"
     FOLDER=retrodeck-flatpak-cooker
diff --git a/build-local.sh b/build-local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c1e218c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export GITHUB_WORKSPACE="."
+
+automation_tools/install_dependencies.sh
+automation_tools/cooker_build_id.sh
+automation_tools/pre_build_automation.sh
+automation_tools/cooker_flatpak_portal_add.sh
+automation_tools/appdata_management.sh
+automation_tools/flatpak_build_download_only.sh
+automation_tools/flatpak_build_only.sh
+automation_tools/flatpak_build_bundle.sh
+