Main page not loading properly/technical article on local development expanded?

[cgsmith]

Issue description

Following the guide listed here on master or even the v0.2.0-alpha1 tag I encounter a blank page after registering. This is likely because I am doing something wrong, however, the guide should allow a casual user like me to spin up an instance.

Environment

• What's My Browser Support link: https://www.whatsmybrowser.org/b/DDG8C

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Follow guide listed in docs
2. After registering the main page shows empty.

Additional details / screenshots