diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts
index e13ae08d5ff..b9817552969 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopApp.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as DesktopBackendManager from "../backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts";
 import * as DesktopEnvironment from "./DesktopEnvironment.ts";
 import * as DesktopLifecycle from "./DesktopLifecycle.ts";
 import * as DesktopObservability from "./DesktopObservability.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 import * as DesktopAppSettings from "../settings/DesktopAppSettings.ts";
 import * as DesktopShellEnvironment from "../shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.ts";
 import * as DesktopState from "./DesktopState.ts";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
index de336ffb89c..96e56a87c9d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as Schema from "effect/Schema";
 import * as DesktopEnvironment from "../app/DesktopEnvironment.ts";
 import * as DesktopBackendConfiguration from "./DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts";
 import * as DesktopConfig from "../app/DesktopConfig.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "./DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 
 const PersistedServerObservabilitySettingsDocument = Schema.Struct({
   observability: Schema.Struct({
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
index 45103bee92e..42e4ada438b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendConfiguration.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import * as Ref from "effect/Ref";
 import * as DesktopBackendManager from "./DesktopBackendManager.ts";
 import * as DesktopEnvironment from "../app/DesktopEnvironment.ts";
 import * as DesktopObservability from "../app/DesktopObservability.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "./DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 
 export interface DesktopBackendConfigurationShape {
   readonly resolve: Effect.Effect<DesktopBackendManager.DesktopBackendStartConfig>;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts
rename to apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts
rename to apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts
rename to apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.test.ts
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts b/apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/desktop/src/serverExposure/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts
rename to apps/desktop/src/backend/tailscaleEndpointProvider.ts
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/serverExposure.ts b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/serverExposure.ts
index 2bbb08c3f75..cd0f215e193 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/serverExposure.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/ipc/methods/serverExposure.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
 import * as Schema from "effect/Schema";
 
 import * as DesktopLifecycle from "../../app/DesktopLifecycle.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../../backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 import * as IpcChannels from "../channels.ts";
 import { makeIpcMethod } from "../DesktopIpc.ts";
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index 576c40ddd88..f71ff1fbe67 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import * as DesktopBackendManager from "./backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts";
 import * as DesktopEnvironment from "./app/DesktopEnvironment.ts";
 import * as DesktopLifecycle from "./app/DesktopLifecycle.ts";
 import * as DesktopObservability from "./app/DesktopObservability.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "./serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "./backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 import * as DesktopClientSettings from "./settings/DesktopClientSettings.ts";
 import * as DesktopSavedEnvironments from "./settings/DesktopSavedEnvironments.ts";
 import * as DesktopAppSettings from "./settings/DesktopAppSettings.ts";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts
index e53a02f5394..fbcc60934aa 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as ElectronMenu from "../electron/ElectronMenu.ts";
 import * as ElectronShell from "../electron/ElectronShell.ts";
 import * as ElectronTheme from "../electron/ElectronTheme.ts";
 import * as ElectronWindow from "../electron/ElectronWindow.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 import * as DesktopWindow from "./DesktopWindow.ts";
 
 const environmentInput = {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts b/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts
index 2cf69ae8b7c..8ebd1041c6b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/window/DesktopWindow.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as ElectronShell from "../electron/ElectronShell.ts";
 import * as ElectronTheme from "../electron/ElectronTheme.ts";
 import * as ElectronWindow from "../electron/ElectronWindow.ts";
 import * as IpcChannels from "../ipc/channels.ts";
-import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../serverExposure/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
+import * as DesktopServerExposure from "../backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts";
 
 const TITLEBAR_HEIGHT = 40;
 const TITLEBAR_COLOR = "#01000000"; // #00000000 does not work correctly on Linux