diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb9666dac..74c0fcf7b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ build-frontend-prod: dep-frontend
 build-frontend-desktop: dep-frontend
 	cd frontend && yarn build -- -c desktop_sandbox
 
+.PHONY: build-frontend-desktop-prod
+build-frontend-desktop-prod: dep-frontend
+	cd frontend && yarn build -- -c desktop_prod
+
 
 .PHONY: test-frontend
 # reduce logging, disable angular-cli analytics for ci environment
diff --git a/frontend/angular.json b/frontend/angular.json
index 6a78b7a16..308e6c003 100644
--- a/frontend/angular.json
+++ b/frontend/angular.json
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@
                   "maximumError": "10kb"
                 }
               ]
+            },
+            "desktop_prod": {
+              "fileReplacements": [
+                {
+                  "replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
+                  "with": "src/environments/environment.desktop_prod.ts"
+                }
+              ],
+              "optimization": true,
+              "outputHashing": "all",
+              "sourceMap": true,
+              "namedChunks": false,
+              "extractLicenses": true,
+              "vendorChunk": false,
+              "buildOptimizer": true,
+              "budgets": [
+                {
+                  "type": "initial",
+                  "maximumWarning": "2mb",
+                  "maximumError": "10mb"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "anyComponentStyle",
+                  "maximumWarning": "6kb",
+                  "maximumError": "10kb"
+                }
+              ]
             }
           }
         },
@@ -173,6 +200,9 @@
             },
             "desktop_sandbox": {
               "browserTarget": "fastenhealth:build:desktop_sandbox"
+            },
+            "desktop_prod": {
+              "browserTarget": "fastenhealth:build:desktop_prod"
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop_prod.ts b/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop_prod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f8ae376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/environments/environment.desktop_prod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const environment = {
+  production: true,
+  environment_cloud: false,
+  environment_desktop: true,
+  environment_name: "desktop_prod",
+
+  lighthouse_api_endpoint_base: 'https://lighthouse.fastenhealth.com/v1',
+
+
+  //used to specify the api server that we're going to use (can be relative or absolute). Must not have trailing slash
+  fasten_api_endpoint_base: '/api',
+};