diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml b/backend/docker-compose.dev.yml
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+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: ./.env.development
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: $DB_NAME
+      POSTGRES_USER: $DB_USER
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: $DB_PASSWORD
+    ports:
+      - $DB_PORT:$DB_PORT
+    volumes:
+      - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  app-dev:
+    image: node:20-alpine
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file: ./.env.development
+    working_dir: /app
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+    ports:
+      - '$NODE_LOCAL_PORT:$NODE_DOCKER_PORT'
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: development
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: $DB_PORT
+      DB_NAME: $DB_NAME
+      DB_USER: $DB_USER
+      DB_PASS: $DB_PASSWORD
+    command: sh -c "npm install && npm run dev"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+volumes:
+  db_data: