diff --git a/docker/.env.sample b/docker/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b1471a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# See https://docs.hoarder.app/configuration for more information
+DATA_DIR=/data
+MEILI_ADDR=http://127.0.0.1:7700
+MEILI_MASTER_KEY=[generate with <openssl rand -base64 36>]
+NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=[generate with <openssl rand -base64 36>]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.dev b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
index cd15b20d..61a6374f 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 FROM node:21-alpine
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat make g++ py3-pip linux-headers
-ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD true
-
 WORKDIR /app
+ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm"
+ENV PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
+
+# 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 make g++ py3-pip linux-headers git
+
+RUN corepack enable
+
+COPY . .
+ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
+ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD true
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 94242f63..95883ce5 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ services:
       - ..:/app
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
-    environment:
-      MEILI_ADDR: http://meilisearch:7700
-      DATA_DIR: /data
+    env_file:
+      - .env  # Automatically load all variables from this file
     command:
       - pnpm
       - web
@@ -60,9 +59,9 @@ services:
       - data:/data
       - ..:/app
     command:
-      - /bin/sh
-      - -c
-      - "corepack enable && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm run db:migrate"
+     - /bin/sh
+     - -c
+     - "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm run db:migrate"
 
 volumes:
   meilisearch: