diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 60bf75abc1e..b9aff0612a3 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2
 
-go 1.18
+go 1.21
+
+toolchain go1.21.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index 7769626feec..dec24d1da9f 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.2.12/go.mod h1:JOIegYyV7rX+7VZ9r77L/eH6CfJHHzX
 github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.3.0/go.mod h1:eFcL4I0idjtIx8P9C6KkAuLgATNKpX4/2oUqKc6bF2c=
 github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.4.2/go.mod h1:mSdhXiKH8sg/gQehJ63bINcCKp7RtYewEjXsvsVUPbE=
 github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.4.3 h1:u2XaM4IqGp9dsdUmML8/Z791fu4yjQYzOiufOtJwTII=
+github.com/MarvinJWendt/testza v0.4.3/go.mod h1:CpXaOfceNEYnLDtNIyTrPPcCpDJYqzZnu2aiA2Wp33U=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0 h1:H65muMkzWKEuNDnfl9d70GUjFniHKHRbFPGBuZ3QEww=
 github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0/go.mod h1:MB6lktGJrhw8PrUyiEoblNEGEQ+RzHPF078ddwwvV3Y=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.14/go.mod h1:qXqCSQ3Xa7+6tgxaGTIe4Kpcdsi+P8jBhyzoq1bpyYA=
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.7/go.mod h1:n+brtR0CgQNWTVd5ZUFpTBC8YFBDLK/h/bpaJ8/DtOE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 h1:El6M4kTTCOh6aBiKaUGG7oYTSPP8MxqL4YI3kZKwcP4=
 github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510/go.mod h1:pupxD2MaaD3pAXIBCelhxNneeOaAeabZDe5s4K6zSpQ=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa02
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.10/go.mod h1:g2LTdtYhdyuGPqyWyv7qRAmj1WBqxuObKfj5c0PQa7c=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.12/go.mod h1:g2LTdtYhdyuGPqyWyv7qRAmj1WBqxuObKfj5c0PQa7c=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.1.0 h1:eyi1Ad2aNJMW95zcSbmGg7Cg6cq3ADwLpMAP96d8rF0=
+github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:RVVoqg1df56z8g3pUjL/3lE5UfnlrJX8tyFgg4nqhuY=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
@@ -119,8 +122,6 @@ github.com/leaanthony/gosod v1.0.3/go.mod h1:BJ2J+oHsQIyIQpnLPjnqFGTMnOZXDbvWtRC
 github.com/leaanthony/slicer v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FwrApmf8gOrpzEWM2J/9Lh79tyq8KTX5AzRtwV7m4AY=
 github.com/leaanthony/slicer v1.6.0 h1:1RFP5uiPJvT93TAHi+ipd3NACobkW53yUiBqZheE/Js=
 github.com/leaanthony/slicer v1.6.0/go.mod h1:o/Iz29g7LN0GqH3aMjWAe90381nyZlDNquK+mtH2Fj8=
-github.com/leaanthony/u v1.0.1 h1:tJLpf9EsuCgSB02ojRxg8KRqMgRN6mCTvFwI55kxRFE=
-github.com/leaanthony/u v1.0.1/go.mod h1:9+o6hejoRljvZ3BzdYlVL0JYCwtnAsVuN9pVTQcaRfI=
 github.com/leaanthony/u v1.1.0 h1:2n0d2BwPVXSUq5yhe8lJPHdxevE2qK5G99PMStMZMaI=
 github.com/leaanthony/u v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9+o6hejoRljvZ3BzdYlVL0JYCwtnAsVuN9pVTQcaRfI=
 github.com/leaanthony/winicon v1.0.0 h1:ZNt5U5dY71oEoKZ97UVwJRT4e+5xo5o/ieKuHuk8NqQ=
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.10.0/go.mod h1:0qNGK6F8kojg2nk9dLZ2mShWaEBan6FAoqfSigmmuDg=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0 h1:wsuoTGHzEhffawBOhz5CYhcrV4IdKZbEyZjBMuTp12o=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190507160741-ecd444e8653b/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
diff --git a/v2/internal/app/app_hybrid_server.go b/v2/internal/app/app_hybrid_server.go
index a9a7b135ec6..f1880edcf7c 100644
--- a/v2/internal/app/app_hybrid_server.go
+++ b/v2/internal/app/app_hybrid_server.go
@@ -5,12 +5,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"embed"
 	"fmt"
-	iofs "io/fs"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/binding"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/frontend"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/frontend/desktop"
@@ -18,10 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/frontend/dispatcher"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/frontend/hybrid"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/frontend/runtime"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/menumanager"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/project"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/options"
 )
 
@@ -42,6 +35,10 @@ type App struct {
 	ctx              context.Context
 }
 
+func (a *App) Shutdown() {
+	a.frontend.Quit()
+}
+
 func (a *App) Run() error {
 	err := a.frontend.Run(a.ctx)
 	if a.shutdownCallback != nil {
@@ -50,75 +47,49 @@ func (a *App) Run() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *App) Shutdown() {
-	if a.shutdownCallback != nil {
-		a.shutdownCallback(a.ctx)
-	}
-	a.frontend.Quit()
-}
-
 // CreateApp creates the app!
 func CreateApp(appoptions *options.App) (*App, error) {
-	// Set up logger
-	myLogger := logger.New(appoptions.Logger)
-	myLogger.SetLogLevel(appoptions.LogLevel)
+	var err error
 
-	// If no assetdir has been defined, let's try to infer it from the project root and the asset FS.
-	assetdir, err := tryInferAssetDirFromFS(appoptions.Assets)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	host := "localhost"
-	port := int32(3112)
+	host, port := "localhost", int32(3112)
 	if appoptions.Server != nil {
 		host = appoptions.Server.Host
 		port = appoptions.Server.Port
 	}
 
 	serverURI := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port)
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "starturl", serverURI)
-
-	// This is to enable a backend server
-	//	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "frontenddevserverurl", serverURI)
-
-	myLogger.Info("Frontend available at '%s'", serverURI)
-
-	// configure devserver
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "devserver", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port))
 
-	// Let's override the assets to serve from on disk, if needed
-	absdir, err := filepath.Abs(assetdir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	myLogger.Info("Serving assets from disk: %s", absdir)
-	appoptions.Assets = os.DirFS(absdir)
+	// Merge default options
+	options.MergeDefaults(appoptions)
 
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "assetdir", assetdir)
+	debug := IsDebug()
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "debug", debug)
 
-	// Attach logger to context
+	// Set up logger
+	myLogger := logger.New(appoptions.Logger)
+	myLogger.Info("Frontend available at 'http://%s'", serverURI)
+	if IsDebug() {
+		myLogger.SetLogLevel(appoptions.LogLevel)
+	} else {
+		myLogger.SetLogLevel(appoptions.LogLevelProduction)
+	}
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "logger", myLogger)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "buildtype", "hybrid")
 
-	// Preflight checks
+	// Preflight Checks
 	err = PreflightChecks(appoptions, myLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Merge default options
-
-	options.MergeDefaults(appoptions)
-
-	var menuManager *menumanager.Manager
+	// Create the menu manager
+	menuManager := menumanager.NewManager()
 
 	// Process the application menu
 	if appoptions.Menu != nil {
-		// Create the menu manager
-		menuManager = menumanager.NewManager()
 		err = menuManager.SetApplicationMenu(appoptions.Menu)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -128,13 +99,15 @@ func CreateApp(appoptions *options.App) (*App, error) {
 	// Create binding exemptions - Ugly hack. There must be a better way
 	bindingExemptions := []interface{}{appoptions.OnStartup, appoptions.OnShutdown, appoptions.OnDomReady}
 	appBindings := binding.NewBindings(myLogger, appoptions.Bind, bindingExemptions)
-
-	err = generateBindings(appBindings)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	eventHandler := runtime.NewEvents(myLogger)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "events", eventHandler)
+	// Attach logger to context
+	if debug {
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "buildtype", "debug")
+	} else {
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "buildtype", "production")
+	}
+
 	messageDispatcher := dispatcher.NewDispatcher(ctx, myLogger, appBindings, eventHandler)
 	appFrontend := hybrid.NewFrontend(ctx, appoptions, myLogger, appBindings, messageDispatcher)
 	eventHandler.AddFrontend(appFrontend)
@@ -146,64 +119,10 @@ func CreateApp(appoptions *options.App) (*App, error) {
 		menuManager:      menuManager,
 		startupCallback:  appoptions.OnStartup,
 		shutdownCallback: appoptions.OnShutdown,
+		debug:            debug,
+		options:          appoptions,
 	}
 
-	result.options = appoptions
-
 	return result, nil
 
 }
-
-func generateBindings(bindings *binding.Bindings) error {
-
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	projectConfig, err := project.Load(cwd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	targetDir := filepath.Join(projectConfig.WailsJSDir, "wailsjs", "go")
-	err = os.RemoveAll(targetDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	_ = fs.MkDirs(targetDir)
-
-	err = bindings.GenerateGoBindings(targetDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func tryInferAssetDirFromFS(assets iofs.FS) (string, error) {
-	if _, isEmbedFs := assets.(embed.FS); !isEmbedFs {
-		// We only infer the assetdir for embed.FS assets
-		return "", nil
-	}
-
-	path, err := fs.FindPathToFile(assets, "index.html")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	path, err = filepath.Abs(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(path, "index.html")); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err = fmt.Errorf(
-				"inferred assetdir '%s' does not exist or does not contain an 'index.html' file, "+
-					"please specify it with -assetdir or set it in wails.json",
-				path)
-		}
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return path, nil
-}
diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/null/frontend.go b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/null/frontend.go
index fe19907af1b..b09a56b26d5 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/null/frontend.go
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/null/frontend.go
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ import (
 // Frontend implements an empty Frontend that simply waits until the context is done.
 type Frontend struct {
 	// Context
-	ctx  context.Context
+	ctx             context.Context
+	frontendOptions *options.App
+
 	done bool
 }
 
 // NewFrontend returns an initialized Frontend
-func NewFrontend(ctx context.Context) *Frontend {
+func NewFrontend(ctx context.Context, appoptions *options.App) *Frontend {
 	return &Frontend{
-		ctx: ctx,
+		frontendOptions: appoptions,
+		ctx:             ctx,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -73,19 +76,25 @@ func (f *Frontend) WindowSetDarkTheme() {
 }
 
 // Run waits until the context is done and then exits
-func (f *Frontend) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (f *Frontend) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	err = nil
+	go func() {
+		if f.frontendOptions.OnStartup != nil {
+			f.frontendOptions.OnStartup(f.ctx)
+		}
+	}()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			break
+			return
 		default:
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 		if f.done {
-			break
+			return
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
 }
 
 // WindowCenter does nothing
diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/hybrid/server.go b/v2/internal/frontend/hybrid/server.go
index cd83fbf98aa..f4df3bd1cc3 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/hybrid/server.go
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/hybrid/server.go
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ import (
 // New returns a new Server frontend
 // A server Frontend implementation contains a devserver.Frontend wrapping a null.Frontend
 func NewFrontend(ctx context.Context, appoptions *options.App, logger *logger.Logger, appBindings *binding.Bindings, dispatcher frontend.Dispatcher) frontend.Frontend {
-	return devserver.NewFrontend(ctx, appoptions, logger, appBindings, dispatcher, nil, null.NewFrontend(ctx))
+	return devserver.NewFrontend(ctx, appoptions, logger, appBindings, dispatcher, nil, null.NewFrontend(ctx, appoptions))
 }