Index: build.gradle
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diff -u -N -r132fa48b35a4821ca0d8e241ba27989e573e61e5 -ra0ca13ac05f537ec85620b982650df13826c121e
--- build.gradle	(.../build.gradle)	(revision 132fa48b35a4821ca0d8e241ba27989e573e61e5)
+++ build.gradle	(.../build.gradle)	(revision a0ca13ac05f537ec85620b982650df13826c121e)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
   getdownChannelName = CHANNEL.toLowerCase()
   // default to "default". Currently only has different cosmetics for "develop", "release", "default"
-  propertiesChannelName = ["develop", "release", "test-release"].contains(getdownChannelName) ? getdownChannelName : "default"
+  propertiesChannelName = ["develop", "release", "test-release", "jalviewjs", "jalviewjs-release" ].contains(getdownChannelName) ? getdownChannelName : "default"
   // Import channel_properties
   channelDir = string("${jalviewDir}/${channel_properties_dir}/${propertiesChannelName}")
   channelGradleProperties = string("${channelDir}/channel_gradle.properties")
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     install4jExtraScheme = "jalviewb"
     break
 
-    case "RELEASE":
+    case [ "RELEASE", "JALVIEWJS-RELEASE" ]:
     getdownAppDistDir = getdown_app_dir_release
     reportRsyncCommand = true
     install4jSuffix = ""
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
     install4jInstallerName = "${jalview_name} Test Installer"
     break
 
-    case "LOCAL":
+    case [ "LOCAL", "JALVIEWJS" ]:
     JALVIEW_VERSION = "TEST"
     getdownAppBase = file(getdownWebsiteDir).toURI().toString()
     getdownLauncher = string("${jalviewDir}/${getdown_lib_dir}/${getdown_launcher_local}")
@@ -1270,12 +1270,16 @@
   outputs.file("${workingDir}/JavaHelpSearch/TMAP")
 }
 
-task prepare {
+task buildResources {
   dependsOn copyResources
+  dependsOn copyChannelResources
+  dependsOn createBuildProperties
+}
+
+task prepare {
+  dependsOn buildResources
   dependsOn copyDocs
   dependsOn copyHelp
-  dependsOn createBuildProperties
-  dependsOn copyChannelResources
   dependsOn convertMdFiles
   dependsOn buildIndices
 }
@@ -2313,7 +2317,9 @@
 
 
 task jalviewjsSyncResources (type: Sync) {
-  def inputFiles = fileTree(dir: resourceDir)
+  dependsOn buildResources
+
+  def inputFiles = fileTree(dir: resourcesBuildDir)
   def outputDir = "${jalviewDir}/${jalviewjsSiteDir}/${jalviewjs_j2s_subdir}"
 
   from inputFiles