diff --git a/media/css/trog3.css b/media/css/trog3.css
index 1311686..0a38d17 100644
--- a/media/css/trog3.css
+++ b/media/css/trog3.css
@@ -385,7 +385,13 @@ div#editLinks a{
     text-align:center;
     font-weight:bold; 
 }
-
+.toolbarlinkslocal
+{
+    padding:5px;
+    background-color:#f9f;
+    text-align:center;
+    font-weight:bold; 
+}
 .footer {
 	Dposition:fixed;
  	visibility:none; 
@@ -664,4 +670,4 @@ a.deletelink:link, a.deletelink:visited {
 
 a.deletelink:hover {
     color: #993333;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 938c024..71cce39 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 """
 Django settings for troggle project.
 
@@ -17,7 +18,12 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/
 
 
 print("*  importing troggle/settings.py")
-
+if 'runserver' in sys.argv:
+    print(">>>>running on dev local runserver<<<<")
+    DEVSERVER = True
+else:
+    DEVSERVER = False
+    
 # default value, then gets overwritten by real secrets
 SECRET_KEY = "not-the-real-secret-key-a#vaeozn0---^fj!355qki*vj2"
 
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index b0e90eb..e654edd 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 
    </div>
 </div>
+{% if settings.DEVSERVER %}
+<div class="toolbarlinkslocal">
+{% else %}
 <div class="toolbarlinks">
+{% endif %}
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