diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM node:19-buster-slim
+WORKDIR /iris-messenger/
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 build-essential
+
+COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+RUN yarn
+
+CMD [ "yarn", "dev" ]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e72afa8..15a0f992 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ npm run test
 
 [iris.to](https://iris.to) production version is in the [stable](https://github.com/irislib/iris-messenger/tree/stable) branch.
 
+Alternatively, you can run the dev environment on Docker: `docker-compose up`. The dev build with autoreload will be available at http://localhost:8080.
+
 ### Tauri (desktop app)
 
 [Tauri docs](https://tauri.app/v1/guides/)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  iris-messenger:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+    volumes:
+      - .:/iris-messenger
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080