diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05cf61b..889cd34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ instance can be supplied explicitly:
 ./dev/start.sh feature-one feature-one.control.k.mancave.link
 ```
 
-Edits anywhere under `src/` are mirrored into the running NGINX pod. Stop an
-instance and permanently remove its Kubernetes resources, sync process, and
-shared files with:
+Each subtree must live below the PVC mount at `/home/node`. Its `src/` directory
+is mounted directly into NGINX, so edits are visible immediately. Stop an
+instance and permanently remove all of its labeled Kubernetes resources with:
 
 ```bash
 ./dev/stop.sh hello
 ```
 
-The scripts use namespace `vibes`, PVC `control-vibes-control-data`, and domain
-`control.k.mancave.link` by default. Override them with `DEV_NAMESPACE`,
-`DEV_PVC`, `DEV_SHARED_ROOT`, `DEV_PVC_SUBPATH_ROOT`, or `DEV_DOMAIN`.
+The scripts use namespace `vibes`, PVC `control-vibes-control-data`, PVC mount
+root `/home/node`, and domain `control.k.mancave.link` by default. Override them
+with `DEV_NAMESPACE`, `DEV_PVC`, `DEV_PVC_MOUNT_ROOT`, or `DEV_DOMAIN`.
diff --git a/dev/start.sh b/dev/start.sh
index d6c08f0..aab83e7 100755
--- a/dev/start.sh
+++ b/dev/start.sh
@@ -13,73 +13,27 @@ validate_instance() {
   fi
 }
 
-sync_tree() {
-  local source_dir=$1
-  local destination=$2
-
-  mkdir -p -- "$destination"
-  find "$destination" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf -- {} +
-  cp -a -- "$source_dir/." "$destination/"
-}
-
-source_signature() {
-  local source_dir=$1
-
-  find "$source_dir" -printf '%P\0%y\0%s\0%T@\0%l\0' | sort -z | sha256sum
-}
-
-is_sync_process() {
-  local pid=$1
-  local instance=$2
-  local command
-
-  [[ $pid =~ ^[0-9]+$ && -r /proc/$pid/cmdline ]] || return 1
-  command=$(tr '\0' ' ' <"/proc/$pid/cmdline")
-  [[ $command == *"start.sh __sync $instance "* ]]
-}
-
-if [[ ${1:-} == "__sync" ]]; then
-  instance=${2:?missing instance}
-  source_dir=${3:?missing source directory}
-  destination=${4:?missing destination}
-  validate_instance "$instance"
-
-  previous_signature=$(source_signature "$source_dir")
-  while true; do
-    sleep 1
-    current_signature=$(source_signature "$source_dir")
-    if [[ $current_signature != "$previous_signature" ]]; then
-      sync_tree "$source_dir" "$destination"
-      previous_signature=$current_signature
-    fi
-  done
-fi
-
 default_instance=$(basename -- "$REPO_ROOT" | tr '[:upper:]_' '[:lower:]-')
 instance=${1:-$default_instance}
 validate_instance "$instance"
 
 namespace=${DEV_NAMESPACE:-vibes}
 pvc=${DEV_PVC:-control-vibes-control-data}
-shared_root=${DEV_SHARED_ROOT:-/data/live}
-pvc_subpath_root=${DEV_PVC_SUBPATH_ROOT:-live}
+pvc_mount_root=${DEV_PVC_MOUNT_ROOT:-/home/node}
 domain=${DEV_DOMAIN:-control.k.mancave.link}
 host=${2:-$instance.$domain}
 release="hello-dev-$instance"
-source_dir="$REPO_ROOT/src"
-destination="$shared_root/$instance"
-state_dir="$shared_root/.hello-dev-state"
-pid_file="$state_dir/$instance.pid"
-log_file="$state_dir/$instance.log"
+source_dir=$(realpath -- "$REPO_ROOT/src")
+pvc_mount_root=$(realpath -- "$pvc_mount_root")
 
 if [[ ! -d $source_dir ]]; then
   echo "source directory does not exist: $source_dir" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ $shared_root != /* || $shared_root == / ]]; then
-  echo "DEV_SHARED_ROOT must be an absolute directory below /: $shared_root" >&2
-  exit 2
+if [[ $source_dir != "$pvc_mount_root/"* ]]; then
+  echo "source directory is outside the PVC mount at $pvc_mount_root: $source_dir" >&2
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 if [[ ! $host =~ ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9.-]*[a-z0-9])?$ ]]; then
@@ -87,38 +41,16 @@ if [[ ! $host =~ ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9.-]*[a-z0-9])?$ ]]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
-mkdir -p -- "$state_dir"
-
-if [[ -f $pid_file ]]; then
-  old_pid=$(<"$pid_file")
-  if is_sync_process "$old_pid" "$instance"; then
-    kill "$old_pid"
-    wait "$old_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
-  fi
-  rm -f -- "$pid_file"
-fi
-
-sync_tree "$source_dir" "$destination"
-nohup "$SCRIPT_DIR/start.sh" __sync "$instance" "$source_dir" "$destination" \
-  >"$log_file" 2>&1 &
-sync_pid=$!
-printf '%s\n' "$sync_pid" >"$pid_file"
-
-cleanup_failed_start() {
-  kill "$sync_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
-  rm -f -- "$pid_file"
-}
-trap cleanup_failed_start ERR
+pvc_subpath=${source_dir#"$pvc_mount_root/"}
 
 helm template "$release" "$SCRIPT_DIR/helm" \
   --namespace "$namespace" \
   --set-string "instance=$instance" \
   --set-string "ingress.host=$host" \
   --set-string "sharedVolume.claimName=$pvc" \
-  --set-string "sharedVolume.subPath=$pvc_subpath_root/$instance" \
+  --set-string "sharedVolume.subPath=$pvc_subpath" \
   | kubectl apply --namespace "$namespace" -f -
 
 kubectl rollout status "deployment/$release" --namespace "$namespace" --timeout=120s
-trap - ERR
 
 echo "Development instance '$instance' is live at http://$host"
diff --git a/dev/stop.sh b/dev/stop.sh
index d90aae5..5e8bdfa 100755
--- a/dev/stop.sh
+++ b/dev/stop.sh
@@ -12,44 +12,12 @@ if [[ ${#instance} -gt 42 || ! $instance =~ ^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?$ ]];
 fi
 
 namespace=${DEV_NAMESPACE:-vibes}
-shared_root=${DEV_SHARED_ROOT:-/data/live}
-destination="$shared_root/$instance"
-state_dir="$shared_root/.hello-dev-state"
-pid_file="$state_dir/$instance.pid"
-log_file="$state_dir/$instance.log"
 label="dev.mancave.link/instance=$instance"
 
-if [[ $shared_root != /* || $shared_root == / ]]; then
-  echo "DEV_SHARED_ROOT must be an absolute directory below /: $shared_root" >&2
-  exit 2
-fi
-
-if [[ -f $pid_file ]]; then
-  sync_pid=$(<"$pid_file")
-  process_command=""
-  if [[ $sync_pid =~ ^[0-9]+$ && -r /proc/$sync_pid/cmdline ]]; then
-    process_command=$(tr '\0' ' ' <"/proc/$sync_pid/cmdline")
-  fi
-  if [[ $process_command == *"start.sh __sync $instance "* ]]; then
-    kill "$sync_pid"
-    for _ in {1..20}; do
-      kill -0 "$sync_pid" 2>/dev/null || break
-      sleep 0.1
-    done
-    kill -9 "$sync_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
-  fi
-fi
-
-kubectl delete all,ingress,configmap,secret,pvc \
+kubectl delete deployment,service,ingress \
   --namespace "$namespace" \
   --selector "$label" \
   --ignore-not-found=true \
   --wait=true
 
-if [[ -d $destination ]]; then
-  find "$destination" -depth -delete
-fi
-rm -f -- "$pid_file" "$log_file"
-rmdir -- "$state_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
-
 echo "Development instance '$instance' was permanently removed"
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 6c4511f..c7ff417 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <h1>Hello, world!!</h1>
-    <p>Served by NGINX on Minikube from the shared src mount.</p>
+    <p>Served by NGINX on Minikube from the direct PVC src mount.</p>
   </body>
 </html>