diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4282875..37e39cf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ COPY docker/prestart.sh /app/
 RUN ln -sf /app/vinywaji/asgi.py /app/main.py
 
 # setup recommended container config
-RUN mkdir /app/data
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data
 ENV VW_DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///app/data/db.sqlite
 
 # add additional metadata
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..422e5bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+services:
+  dev:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:8080:80
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    volumes:
+      - ./src:/app/
+      - ./Pipfile:/app/Pipfile
+      - ./Pipfile.lock:/app/Pipfile.lock
+      - ./docker/prestart.sh:/app/prestart.sh
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