diff --git a/bigbluebutton-web/run-dev.sh b/bigbluebutton-web/run-dev.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+IS_BBB_WEB_RUNNING=`netstat -an | grep LISTEN | grep 8090 > /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0`
+
+if [ "$IS_BBB_WEB_RUNNING" = "1" ]; then
+	echo "bbb-web is running, exiting"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+echo "  **** This is for development only *****"
+echo " "
+echo " Make sure you change permissions to /var/bigbluebutton/"
+echo " to allow bbb-web to write to the directory. "
+echo " "
+echo " chmod -R 777 /var/bigbluebutton/"
+echo " "
+echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
+
+
+exec grails prod run-app --port 8090