diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index c29b6573..0050cdd1 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-Containerfile
-.dockerignore
-node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-README.md
-.next
-.git
+# ignore everything by default
+**
+
+# allow JS files
+!*.ts
+!*.js
+!*.mjs
+!*.json
+!pnpm-*.yaml
+
+# nextjs files
+!public/
+!src/
+!styles/
+!scripts/
+
+# custom build dir for standalone output
+!out/
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 040ce594..8066bbee 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,72 +1,34 @@
-# Mostly boilerplate image spec, taken from nextjs docs:
-# https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/deploying#docker-image
+# Extremely simple Containerfile, inappropriately using `pnpm run dev`
+# as the entrypoint, due to https://github.com/penumbra-zone/dex-explorer/issues/73.
+# Longer-term we should fix the app's config api, and return to using a prod build,
+# as described in https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/deploying#docker-image.
 
-# Provide specific arg for setting the version of nodejs to use.
-# Should match what's in .nvmrc for development.
-ARG NODE_MAJOR_VERSION=18.20
-FROM docker.io/node:${NODE_MAJOR_VERSION}-alpine AS base
-# Install dependencies only when needed
-FROM base AS deps
-# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Install dependencies
-COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
-RUN corepack enable pnpm && pnpm install  --frozen-lockfile
-
-# Rebuild the source code only when needed
-FROM base AS builder
-WORKDIR /app
-COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
-COPY . .
-
-# Next.js collects completely anonymous telemetry data about general usage.
-# Learn more here: https://nextjs.org/telemetry
-ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
-
-# Build the website as standalone output.
-RUN npm --version && node --version
-RUN npm run build
-
-# Production image, copy all the files and run next
-FROM base AS runner
+FROM docker.io/node:20-slim AS builder
 LABEL maintainer="team@penumbralabs.xyz"
-WORKDIR /app
-
-ENV NODE_ENV production
 ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
 
 # Create normal user for app
-RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
-RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
-# Set the correct permission for prerender cache
-RUN mkdir .next
-RUN chown nextjs:nodejs .next
-COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
+ARG GID=1001
+ARG UID=1001
+ARG USERNAME=nextjs
+ARG GROUPNAME=nodejs
+RUN groupadd -g ${GID} ${GROUPNAME} \
+  && useradd -l -m -d /home/${USERNAME} -g ${GID} -u ${UID} ${USERNAME}
+
+# Enable `pnpm` so we can use it instead of `npm` in builds.
+RUN corepack enable pnpm
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN chown -R ${USERNAME}:${GROUPNAME} /app
+USER nextjs
 
-# Automatically leverage output traces to reduce image size
-# https://nextjs.org/docs/advanced-features/output-file-tracing
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
+# Install node dependencies only when needed
+COPY --chown=${UID}:${GID} package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-# Hack to add a semblance of logging to the nextjs server-side node instance,
-# so that all route GETs are logged, which adds much-needed context when exceptions
-# are thrown. Exceptions still log a full stack trace, rather than a succinct
-# error message, but it's a start!
-#
-# Why this hack is necessary is beyond my ken. I assume it's an upsell attempt
-# at hosting on a sass platform like vercel. Source:
-# https://gist.github.com/x-yuri/f4a2f1363ae5c08981c257cc406e00ac
-RUN sed -Ei \
-    -e '/await requestHandler/iconst __start = new Date;' \
-    -e '/await requestHandler/aconsole.log(`-- [${__start.toISOString()}] ${((new Date - __start) / 1000).toFixed(3)} ${req.method} ${req.url}`);' \
-    node_modules/next/dist/server/lib/start-server.js
+# Rebuild the source code only when needed
+COPY --chown=${UID}:${GID} . .
 
-USER nextjs
 EXPOSE 3000
-ENV PORT 3000
+ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
 
-# server.js is created by next build from the standalone output
-# https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/next-config-js/output
-CMD HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0" node server.js
+CMD ["pnpm", "run", "dev"]
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b8bf229c..24726259 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -8,4 +8,23 @@ dev:
 
 # build container image
 container:
-  podman build -f Containerfile .
+  podman build -t penumbra-dex-explorer -f Containerfile .
+
+# run container image
+run-container: container
+  podman run -it \
+  -e PENUMBRA_GRPC_ENDPOINT \
+  -e PENUMBRA_INDEXER_ENDPOINT \
+  -e NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN_ID \
+  -e PENUMBRA_INDEXER_CA_CERT \
+  -p 3000:3000 \
+  penumbra-dex-explorer
+
+# build the standalone output locally.
+manual-build:
+  rm -rf .next/ out/
+  pnpm run build
+  rsync -a .next/standalone/ out/
+  rsync -a .next/static/ out/.next/static/
+  rsync -a public/ out/public/
+  # cd out/ && HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 node server.js