diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fc5a032..3c71a3e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
-FROM alpine:3.19 AS build
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS base
 
 RUN apk update && \
-    apk add --no-cache \
-    make \
-    gcc \
-    musl-dev \
-    libstdc++
+        apk add --no-cache \
+        make \
+        shadow \
+        openssl \
+        openssh \
+        curl \
+        wget \
+        git \
+        gnupg \
+        xz \
+        gcc \
+        musl-dev \
+        libstdc++
 
 COPY --from=golang:1.21-alpine /usr/local/go/ /usr/local/go/
 ENV PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:${PATH}"
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
 
 COPY --from=node:20-alpine /usr/local/ /usr/local/
 ENV NODE_PATH="/usr/local/lib/node_modules"
@@ -18,10 +27,21 @@ WORKDIR /opengist
 
 COPY . .
 
+
+FROM base AS dev
+
+EXPOSE 6157 2222 16157
+VOLUME /opengist
+
+CMD ["make", "watch"]
+
+
+FROM base AS build
+
 RUN make
 
 
-FROM alpine:3.19 as run
+FROM alpine:3.19 as prod
 
 RUN apk update && \
     apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e0ca23b..5430375 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all all_crosscompile install build_frontend build_backend build build_crosscompile build_docker watch_frontend watch_backend watch clean clean_docker check_changes go_mod fmt test
+.PHONY: all all_crosscompile install build_frontend build_backend build build_crosscompile build_docker build_dev_docker run_dev_docker watch_frontend watch_backend watch clean clean_docker check_changes go_mod fmt test
 
 # Specify the name of your Go binary output
 BINARY_NAME := opengist
@@ -31,16 +31,23 @@ build_docker:
 	@echo "Building Docker image..."
 	docker build -t $(BINARY_NAME):latest .
 
+build_dev_docker:
+	@echo "Building Docker image..."
+	docker build -t $(BINARY_NAME)-dev:latest --target dev .
+
+run_dev_docker:
+	docker run -v .:/opengist -p 6157:6157 -p 16157:16157 $(BINARY_NAME)-dev:latest
+
 watch_frontend:
 	@echo "Building frontend assets..."
-	npx vite -c public/vite.config.js dev --port 16157
+	npx vite -c public/vite.config.js dev --port 16157 --host
 
 watch_backend:
 	@echo "Building Opengist binary..."
 	OG_DEV=1 npx nodemon --watch '**/*' -e html,yml,go,js --signal SIGTERM --exec 'go run . --config config.yml'
 
 watch:
-	@bash ./scripts/watch.sh
+	@sh ./scripts/watch.sh
 
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning up build artifacts..."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 364c098..b42c834 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
 
 ### From source
 
-Requirements : [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.28+), [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.21+), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+)
+Requirements: [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.28+), [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.21+), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+), [Make](https://linux.die.net/man/1/make) (optional, but easier)
 
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ make
 
 Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
 
+---
+
+To create and run a development environment, see [run-development.md](/docs/contributing/run-development.md).
 
 ## Documentation
 
diff --git a/docs/contributing/run-development.md b/docs/contributing/run-development.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..405f797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/contributing/run-development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Run Opengist in development mode
+
+## With Docker
+
+Assuming you have [Make](https://linux.die.net/man/1/make) installed,
+
+```shell
+# Clone the repository
+git clone git@github.com:thomiceli/opengist.git
+cd opengist
+
+# Build the development image
+make build_dev_docker
+```
+
+Now you can run the development image with the following command:
+
+```shell
+make run_dev_docker
+```
+
+Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
+
+## As a binary
+
+Requirements:
+* [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.28+)
+* [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.21+)
+* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+)
+* [Make](https://linux.die.net/man/1/make) (optional, but easier)
+
+```shell
+git clone git@github.com:thomiceli/opengist.git
+cd opengist
+make watch
+```
+
+Opengist is now running on port 6157, you can browse http://localhost:6157
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index cfed154..c88f76f 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ chmod +x opengist
 
 ## From source
 
-Requirements : 
+Requirements: 
 * [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads) (2.28+)
 * [Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) (1.21+)
 * [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (16+)
+* [Make](https://linux.die.net/man/1/make) (optional, but easier)
 
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/thomiceli/opengist
diff --git a/scripts/watch.sh b/scripts/watch.sh
index 9dd5f87..ddf85c9 100755
--- a/scripts/watch.sh
+++ b/scripts/watch.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 set -euo pipefail
 
 make watch_frontend &