diff --git a/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs b/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
index 0c297b0e..471002a6 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Maui/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Oqtane.Maui;
 public static class MauiProgram
 {
     // the API service url
-    static string apiurl = "https://www.dnfprojects.com"; // for testing
-    //static string apiurl = "http://localhost:44357"; // for local development (Oqtane.Server must be already running for MAUI client to connect)
+    //static string apiurl = "https://www.dnfprojects.com"; // for testing
+    static string apiurl = "http://localhost:44357"; // for local development (Oqtane.Server must be already running for MAUI client to connect)
 
     public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
 	{
diff --git a/Oqtane.Maui/Oqtane.Maui.csproj b/Oqtane.Maui/Oqtane.Maui.csproj
index 3dae7c68..1f9d42e8 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Maui/Oqtane.Maui.csproj
+++ b/Oqtane.Maui/Oqtane.Maui.csproj
@@ -71,8 +71,15 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Localization" Version="7.0.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http.Json" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Oqtane.Client" Version="3.4.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Oqtane.Shared" Version="3.4.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Oqtane.Client">
+      <HintPath>..\Oqtane.Server\bin\Debug\net7.0\Oqtane.Client.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Oqtane.Shared">
+      <HintPath>..\Oqtane.Server\bin\Debug\net7.0\Oqtane.Shared.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Oqtane.Maui/Resources/Raw/AboutAssets.txt b/Oqtane.Maui/Resources/Raw/AboutAssets.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..531df33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Oqtane.Maui/Resources/Raw/AboutAssets.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Any raw assets you want to be deployed with your application can be placed in
+this directory (and child directories). Deployment of the asset to your application
+is automatically handled by the following `MauiAsset` Build Action within your `.csproj`.
+
+    <MauiAsset Include="Resources\Raw\**" LogicalName="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
+
+These files will be deployed with you package and will be accessible using Essentials:
+
+    async Task LoadMauiAsset()
+    {
+        using var stream = await FileSystem.OpenAppPackageFileAsync("AboutAssets.txt");
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
+
+        var contents = reader.ReadToEnd();
+    }