diff --git a/website/Makefile b/website/Makefile
index 7fd1adc2a..b5087e795 100644
--- a/website/Makefile
+++ b/website/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
+######################################################
+# NOTE: This file is managed by the Digital Team's   #
+# Terraform configuration @ hashicorp/mktg-terraform #
+######################################################
+
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := website
 
+# Set the preview mode for the website shell to "developer" or "io"
+PREVIEW_MODE ?= io
+REPO ?= packer
+
+# Enable setting alternate docker tool, e.g. 'make DOCKER_CMD=podman'
+DOCKER_CMD ?= docker
+
 PWD=$$(pwd)
 DOCKER_IMAGE="hashicorp/dev-portal"
 DOCKER_IMAGE_LOCAL="dev-portal-local"
@@ -13,22 +25,27 @@ DOCKER_RUN_FLAGS=-it \
 		--volume "$(PWD)/redirects.js:/app/redirects.js" \
 		--volume "next-dir:/app/website-preview/.next" \
 		--volume "$(PWD)/.env:/app/.env" \
-		-e "REPO=packer"
+		-e "REPO=$(REPO)" \
+		-e "PREVIEW_MODE=$(PREVIEW_MODE)"
 
+# Default: run this if working on the website locally to run in watch mode.
 .PHONY: website
 website:
 	@echo "==> Downloading latest Docker image..."
-	@docker pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
+	@$(DOCKER_CMD) pull $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
 	@echo "==> Starting website..."
-	@docker run $(DOCKER_RUN_FLAGS) $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
+	@$(DOCKER_CMD) run $(DOCKER_RUN_FLAGS) $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
 
+# Use this if you have run `website/build-local` to use the locally built image.
 .PHONY: website/local
 website/local:
 	@echo "==> Starting website from local image..."
-	@docker run $(DOCKER_RUN_FLAGS) $(DOCKER_IMAGE_LOCAL)
+	@$(DOCKER_CMD) run $(DOCKER_RUN_FLAGS) $(DOCKER_IMAGE_LOCAL)
 
+# Run this to generate a new local Docker image.
 .PHONY: website/build-local
 website/build-local:
 	@echo "==> Building local Docker image"
-	@docker build https://github.com/hashicorp/dev-portal.git\#main \
+	@$(DOCKER_CMD) build https://github.com/hashicorp/dev-portal.git\#main \
 		-t $(DOCKER_IMAGE_LOCAL)
+
diff --git a/website/scripts/should-build.sh b/website/scripts/should-build.sh
index 1d0cb6fd9..9760f4774 100644
--- a/website/scripts/should-build.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/should-build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+######################################################
+# NOTE: This file is managed by the Digital Team's   #
+# Terraform configuration @ hashicorp/mktg-terraform #
+######################################################
 
 # This is run during the website build step to determine if we should skip the build or not.
 # More information: https://vercel.com/docs/platform/projects#ignored-build-step
@@ -10,4 +15,4 @@ if [[ "$VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_REF" == "stable-website"  ]] ; then
 else
   # Check for differences in the website directory
   git diff --quiet HEAD^ HEAD ./
-fi
+fi
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diff --git a/website/scripts/website-build.sh b/website/scripts/website-build.sh
index d95f89cf8..0295bf3c3 100755
--- a/website/scripts/website-build.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/website-build.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+######################################################
+# NOTE: This file is managed by the Digital Team's   #
+# Terraform configuration @ hashicorp/mktg-terraform #
+######################################################
+
 # Repo which we are cloning and executing npm run build:deploy-preview within
 REPO_TO_CLONE=dev-portal
 # Set the subdirectory name for the base project
@@ -6,6 +11,8 @@ PREVIEW_DIR=website-preview
 CLONE_DIR=website-preview
 # The product for which we are building the deploy preview
 PRODUCT=packer
+# Preview mode, controls the UI rendered (either the product site or developer). Can be `io` or `developer`
+PREVIEW_MODE=io
 
 from_cache=false
 
@@ -28,4 +35,4 @@ fi
 cd "$PREVIEW_DIR"
 
 # Run the build:deploy-preview start script
-REPO=$PRODUCT DEV_IO=$PRODUCT IS_CONTENT_PREVIEW=true HASHI_ENV=project-preview npm run build:deploy-preview
+PREVIEW_MODE=$PREVIEW_MODE REPO=$PRODUCT HASHI_ENV=project-preview npm run build:deploy-preview
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diff --git a/website/scripts/website-start.sh b/website/scripts/website-start.sh
index d2df8d0a1..6b421b257 100755
--- a/website/scripts/website-start.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/website-start.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+######################################################
+# NOTE: This file is managed by the Digital Team's   #
+# Terraform configuration @ hashicorp/mktg-terraform #
+######################################################
+
 # Repo which we are cloning and executing npm run build:deploy-preview within
 REPO_TO_CLONE=dev-portal
 # Set the subdirectory name for the dev-portal app
 PREVIEW_DIR=website-preview
 # The product for which we are building the deploy preview
 PRODUCT=packer
+# Preview mode, controls the UI rendered (either the product site or developer). Can be `io` or `developer`
+PREVIEW_MODE=io
 
 should_pull=true
 
@@ -22,4 +29,4 @@ if [ "$should_pull" = true ]; then
 fi
 
 # Run the dev-portal content-repo start script
-REPO=$PRODUCT PREVIEW_DIR="$PREVIEW_DIR" npm run start:local-preview
+REPO=$PRODUCT PREVIEW_MODE=$PREVIEW_MODE npm run start:local-preview
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