diff --git a/apps/gui/Dockerfile.dev b/apps/gui/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f46393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gui/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+FROM node:22-slim
+ENV PNPM_HOME="/pnpm" \
+    PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH"
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@11.15.1 --activate
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install native build tools if required by dependencies
+RUN apt-get update -qq && \
+    apt-get install -qq -y --no-install-recommends \
+    python3 make g++ && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Expose the development port and HMR port if needed
+EXPOSE 3000
+
+# We run a shell command or script to handle mounting sync + pnpm install fallback
+CMD ["pnpm", "--filter", "@omnia/gui", "dev", "--turbopack"]
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diff --git a/apps/gui/next-env.d.ts b/apps/gui/next-env.d.ts
index 9edff1c..c4b7818 100644
--- a/apps/gui/next-env.d.ts
+++ b/apps/gui/next-env.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference types="next" />
 /// <reference types="next/image-types/global" />
-import "./.next/types/routes.d.ts";
+import "./.next/dev/types/routes.d.ts";
 
 // NOTE: This file should not be edited
 // see https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/config/typescript for more information.
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d4437b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+services:
+  omnia-gui:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: apps/gui/Dockerfile.dev
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+      - WATCHPACK_POLLING=true # Useful for certain Linux/LXC filesystem event syncing issues
+      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true # Ensures file changes trigger HMR properly through bind mounts
+      - GOOGLE_API_KEY=${GOOGLE_API_KEY:-}
+    volumes:
+      # Mount the entire monorepo code live into the container
+      - .:/app
+      # Anonymous volumes to prevent local node_modules / build caches from overwriting container binaries
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/apps/gui/node_modules
+      - /app/apps/gui/.next
+      - omnia-data:/app/apps/gui/data
+
+volumes:
+  omnia-data:
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