diff --git a/backend/dev.Dockerfile b/backend/dev.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbdd3c7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine3.16
+
+ENV TZ="Europe/Helsinki"
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app
+
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/frontend/src/validators
+
+COPY frontend/src/backendTypes.d.ts /usr/src/app/frontend/src/
+COPY frontend/src/validators /usr/src/app/frontend/src/validators
+COPY backend/package.json backend/
+COPY backend/package-lock.json backend/
+COPY backend/prisma backend
+
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+WORKDIR /usr/src/app/backend
+
+RUN npm ci
+
+COPY backend .
+
+RUN npm run prisma
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 9f475242..e65553e7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 services:
   frontend:
     container_name: nowdb-frontend-dev
-    image: node:20-alpine3.16
+    build:
+      context: ./frontend
+      dockerfile: ./dev.Dockerfile
     volumes:
       - ./frontend/:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:5173:5173
-    command: >
-        sh -c "cd /usr/src/app && npm ci && npm run dev -- --host"
   backend:
     container_name: nowdb-backend-dev
-    image: node:20-alpine3.16
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./backend/dev.Dockerfile
     volumes:
       - ./backend/:/usr/src/app/backend/
       - ./frontend/src/validators:/usr/src/app/frontend/src/validators
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:4000:4000
-    command: >
-        sh -c "cd /usr/src/app/backend && npm ci && npm run prisma && npm run dev"
     env_file: .dev.env
   db:
     container_name: nowdb-db-dev
diff --git a/frontend/dev.Dockerfile b/frontend/dev.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d02af83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine3.19
+
+ENV TZ="Europe/Helsinki"
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY package.json ./
+
+COPY package-lock.json ./
+
+RUN npm ci
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN pwd
+
+CMD ["npm", "run", "dev", "--", "--host"]