diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d686265..fa1f27c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 
+
 ext.architecture = "linux-x86_64"   // TODO make adjustable
 ext.toolDir = "$buildDir/tools"
-ext.dataDir = file('data', PathValidation.DIRECTORY)
+ext.xmlDir = file('data/xml', PathValidation.DIRECTORY)
 
 
 
@@ -59,18 +60,21 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 
-task getTools(type: Copy) {
+task installTools(type: Copy) {
+    description "Installs SlimerJS and Firefox"
     configurations.tools.asFileTree.each {
         from(tarTree(it))
     }
     into toolDir
+    outputs.dir(toolDir)
 }
 
 task generateSVGs(type: JavaExec) {
-    dependsOn getTools
+    description "Generates SVGs of diplomatic transcripts and overlays"
+    dependsOn installTools
     dependsOn classes
 
-    inputs.dir("$dataDir/xml/transcript")
+    inputs.dir("$xmlDir/transcript")
     outputs.dir("$buildDir/www/transcript")
 
     environment 'LANG', 'en_US.UTF-8'
@@ -86,7 +90,19 @@ task generateSVGs(type: JavaExec) {
     classpath sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
     main 'net.faustedition.gen.DiplomaticConversion'
 }
-build.dependsOn generateSVGs
+
+task copyWeb(type: CopyWithSymlink) {
+    description "Copy the web page sources"
+    from fileTree("src/main/web")
+    into "$buildDir/www"
+}
+
+task copySource(type: CopyWithSymlink) {
+    from xmlDir
+    into "$buildDir/www/xml"
+}
+
+build.dependsOn generateSVGs, copyWeb, copySource
 
 
 task showProps { doLast {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/CopyWithSymlink.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/CopyWithSymlink.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20fb64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/CopyWithSymlink.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import java.nio.file.FileSystems
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy
+
+class CopyWithSymlink extends Copy {
+    public CopyWithSymlink() {
+        super();
+        eachFile { details ->
+            Path sourcePath = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath(details.file.path)
+            if(Files.isSymbolicLink(sourcePath)) {
+                details.exclude()
+                Path destinationPath = Paths.get("${destinationDir}/${details.relativePath}")
+                if(Files.notExists(destinationPath.parent)) {
+                    project.mkdir destinationPath.parent
+                }
+                project.exec {
+                    commandLine 'ln', '-sf', Files.readSymbolicLink(sourcePath), destinationPath
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}