diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fecdd60..cdd25c8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ cmd/ops
 #local db files
 *.db
 *.db-journal
+
+# local api pid
+.api.pid
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f37a33b..05c4dbe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,44 +1,50 @@
+# Basic variables
 GOOS 					?= $(shell go env GOOS)
 GOARCH 					?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
 VERSION 				?= $(shell hack/version.sh)
-# Images management
-REGISTRY				?= "docker.io/karmada"
-REGISTRY_USER_NAME  	?= ""
-REGISTRY_PASSWORD   	?= ""
-REGISTRY_SERVER_ADDRESS ?= ""
 
+# Default target when just running 'make'
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := build
+
+# Build targets
 TARGETS := karmada-dashboard-api \
-		   karmada-dashboard-web \
-
-
-# Build binary.
-#
-# Args:
-#   GOOS:   OS to build.
-#   GOARCH: Arch to build.
-#
-# Example:
-#   make
-#   make all
-#   make karmada-dashboard-api GOOS=linux
+		   karmada-dashboard-web
+
+# Docker image related variables
+REGISTRY				?= docker.io/karmada
+REGISTRY_USER_NAME  	?= 
+REGISTRY_PASSWORD   	?= 
+REGISTRY_SERVER_ADDRESS ?= 
+IMAGE_TARGET := $(addprefix image-, $(TARGETS))
+
+# Development server variables
+KARMADA_CTX ?= karmada-apiserver
+HOST_CTX ?= karmada-host
+API_PORT ?= 8000
+API_HOST ?= http://localhost:8000
+
+###################
+# Build Targets   #
+###################
+
+# Build all binaries (default target)
+.PHONY: build
+build: $(TARGETS)
+
+# Build specific binary
 .PHONY: $(TARGETS)
 $(TARGETS):
 	BUILD_PLATFORMS=$(GOOS)/$(GOARCH) hack/build.sh $@
 
-.PHONY: all
-all: $(TARGETS)
-
-# Build image.
-#
-# Args:
-#   GOARCH:      Arch to build.
-#   OUTPUT_TYPE: Destination to save image(docker/registry).
-#
-# Example:
-#   make images
-#   make image-karmada-dashboard-api
-#   make image-karmada-dashboard-api GOARCH=arm64
-IMAGE_TARGET=$(addprefix image-, $(TARGETS))
+###################
+# Docker Images   #
+###################
+
+# Build all images
+.PHONY: images
+images: $(IMAGE_TARGET)
+
+# Build specific image
 .PHONY: $(IMAGE_TARGET)
 $(IMAGE_TARGET):
 	set -e;\
@@ -46,13 +52,100 @@ $(IMAGE_TARGET):
 	make $$target GOOS=linux;\
 	VERSION=$(VERSION) REGISTRY=$(REGISTRY) BUILD_PLATFORMS=linux/$(GOARCH) hack/docker.sh $$target
 
+###################
+# UI Building     #
+###################
 
+.PHONY: bundle-ui-dashboard
 bundle-ui-dashboard:
 	cd ui && pnpm run dashboard:build
-bin-karmada-dashboard-web:
-	BUILD_PLATFORMS=$(GOOS)/$(GOARCH) hack/build.sh karmada-dashboard-web
-image-karmada-dashboard-web:
-	BUILD_PLATFORMS=linux/$(GOARCH) hack/build.sh karmada-dashboard-web
-	cp -R ui/apps/dashboard/dist _output/bin/linux/$(GOARCH)/dist
-	DOCKER_FILE="build-web.Dockerfile" VERSION=$(VERSION) REGISTRY=$(REGISTRY) BUILD_PLATFORMS=linux/$(GOARCH) hack/docker.sh karmada-dashboard-web
 
+###################
+# Dependencies    #
+###################
+
+# Install Go dependencies
+.PHONY: install-deps
+install-deps:
+	go mod tidy
+	go mod verify
+
+# Install UI dependencies
+.PHONY: install-ui-deps
+install-ui-deps:
+	cd ui && pnpm install
+
+# Install all dependencies
+.PHONY: install
+install: install-deps install-ui-deps
+
+###################
+# Development     #
+###################
+
+# Run both API and Web server
+.PHONY: run
+run:
+ifndef KUBECONFIG
+	$(error KUBECONFIG is required. Please specify the path to karmada kubeconfig)
+endif
+	@echo "Starting API server..."
+	@_output/bin/$(GOOS)/$(GOARCH)/karmada-dashboard-api \
+		--karmada-kubeconfig=$(KUBECONFIG) \
+		--karmada-context=$(KARMADA_CTX) \
+		--kubeconfig=$(KUBECONFIG) \
+		--context=$(HOST_CTX) \
+		--insecure-port=$(API_PORT) & echo $$! > .api.pid
+	@echo "Starting Web server..."
+	@cd ui && VITE_API_HOST=$(API_HOST) pnpm run dashboard:dev || (kill `cat .api.pid` && rm .api.pid)
+	@if [ -f .api.pid ]; then kill `cat .api.pid` && rm .api.pid; fi
+
+# Run API server only
+.PHONY: run-api
+run-api:
+ifndef KUBECONFIG
+	$(error KUBECONFIG is required. Please specify the path to karmada kubeconfig)
+endif
+	_output/bin/$(GOOS)/$(GOARCH)/karmada-dashboard-api \
+		--karmada-kubeconfig=$(KUBECONFIG) \
+		--karmada-context=$(KARMADA_CTX) \
+		--kubeconfig=$(KUBECONFIG) \
+		--context=$(HOST_CTX) \
+		--insecure-port=$(API_PORT)
+
+# Run Web server only
+.PHONY: run-web
+run-web:
+	cd ui && VITE_API_HOST=$(API_HOST) pnpm run dashboard:dev
+
+###################
+# Help            #
+###################
+
+# Show help
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@echo "Karmada Dashboard Makefile"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "  make              - Build all binaries"
+	@echo "  make install      - Install all dependencies"
+	@echo "  make run          - Run both API and Web servers"
+	@echo "  make images       - Build all Docker images"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Development Commands:"
+	@echo "  make run-api      - Run API server only"
+	@echo "  make run-web      - Run Web server only"
+	@echo "  make install-deps - Install Go dependencies"
+	@echo "  make install-ui-deps - Install UI dependencies"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Build Commands:"
+	@echo "  make build        - Build all binaries"
+	@echo "  make images       - Build all Docker images"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Variables:"
+	@echo "  KUBECONFIG       - Path to karmada kubeconfig file"
+	@echo "  API_PORT         - API server port (default: 8000)"
+	@echo "  API_HOST         - API server host (default: http://localhost:8000)"
+	@echo "  GOOS             - Target OS for build"
+	@echo "  GOARCH           - Target architecture for build"
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