# Development

## New structure

In order to separate the local client component from the backend server component, so that we can run either independently and use the server without a GUI (like in a remote terminal, through SSH), we had to move files and features to a separate folder, labeled `backend` in the repository.

Express is now at the root of all backend operations, and you can find more details about its usage in the [Backend - Server](https://medomicslab.gitbook.io/medomics-docs/~/revisions/z0wFwbRqAmxlgbHR1M4e/tutorials/remote-medomics/development/backend-server) subpage or its own subpage, [Express Endpoints](https://medomicslab.gitbook.io/medomics-docs/~/revisions/z0wFwbRqAmxlgbHR1M4e/tutorials/remote-medomics/development/backend-server/express-request-endpoints). 

Similarly, the parts of the client that have been altered or added to fit this new usage mode in