diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php b/src/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
index 4287ec3..12f61d2 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/InstallCommand.php
@@ -495,8 +495,12 @@ protected function displaySuccess(): void
         $this->newLine();
         $this->line('Next steps:');
         $this->line('  1. Ensure <fg=yellow>APP_URL</> is set correctly in <fg=yellow>.env</>');
-        $this->line('  2. Run: <fg=yellow>npm install && composer dev</>');
-        $this->line('  3. Open your app in the browser');
+        if ($this->option('driver') === 'docker') {
+            $this->line('  2. Start the dev server: <fg=yellow>npm run dev</>');
+        } else {
+            $this->line('  2. Start the dev server: <fg=yellow>php artisan serve or composer dev</>');
+        }
+        $this->line('  3. Open your app in the browser: <fg=yellow>'.config('app.url').'</>');
         $this->newLine();
         $this->line('Learn more: <fg=cyan>https://github.com/saucebase-dev/saucebase</>');
     }
diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/StackCommand.php b/src/Console/Commands/StackCommand.php
index 0c48f24..1a6ec13 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/StackCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/StackCommand.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ private function runDevMode(string $framework): int
         $this->skipGeneratedFiles($framework);
         $this->runNpmInstall();
 
-        $this->info("Framework set to {$framework} (dev mode). Run: composer dev");
+        $this->info("Framework set to {$framework} (dev mode)");
 
         return self::SUCCESS;
     }
diff --git a/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php b/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
index 7c67042..f038799 100644
--- a/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
+++ b/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public function run(InstallCommand $command): int
 
         $this->runInstallInContainer($command);
         $this->reloadDocker($command);
-        $this->runNpmOnHost($command);
 
         return InstallCommand::SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -154,29 +153,6 @@ protected function reloadDocker(InstallCommand $command): void
         $process->run();
     }
 
-    protected function runNpmOnHost(InstallCommand $command): void
-    {
-        $command->info('Installing frontend dependencies...');
-        $install = new Process(['npm', 'install'], base_path());
-        $install->setTimeout(300);
-        $install->run(fn ($_type, $buffer) => $command->line(trim($buffer)));
-
-        if (! $install->isSuccessful()) {
-            $command->warn('npm install failed. Run manually: npm install');
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $command->info('Building frontend assets...');
-        $build = new Process(['npm', 'run', 'build'], base_path());
-        $build->setTimeout(300);
-        $build->run(fn ($_type, $buffer) => $command->line(trim($buffer)));
-
-        if (! $build->isSuccessful()) {
-            $command->warn('npm run build failed. Run manually: npm run build');
-        }
-    }
-
     /** @return string[] */
     public function buildContainerArgs(InstallCommand $command): array
     {