diff --git a/app/next-client-app/Dockerfile b/app/next-client-app/Dockerfile
index b71eed915..f63c28e25 100644
--- a/app/next-client-app/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/next-client-app/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ RUN \
   else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
   fi
 
+# Building code for dev.
+FROM base AS dev
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY . .
+
 
 # Rebuild the source code only when needed
 FROM base AS builder
@@ -20,17 +27,12 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the app
-RUN \
-  if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm run build; \
-  else echo "Lockfile not found." && exit 1; \
-  fi
+RUN npm run build
 
 # Production image, copy all the files and run next
 FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 
-ENV NODE_ENV production
 
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
@@ -48,10 +50,4 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
 USER nextjs
 
-EXPOSE 3000
-
-ENV PORT=3000
-
-# 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 ["node", "server.js"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8679f7277..9994b6c33 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,22 @@ services:
     build:
       context: app/next-client-app
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      target: dev
+    command: npm run dev
     ports:
       - 3000:3000
     environment:
       - BACKEND_URL=http://web:8000
       - BACKEND_ORIGIN=localhost:8000
+      - NEXTAUTH_URL=http://next-client:3000/
+      - NEXTAUTH_SECRET=verycomplexsecretkey
+      - NEXTAUTH_BACKEND_URL=http://web:8000/api/
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+      - WATCHPACK_POLLING=true
     volumes:
-      - ./app/next-client-app:/next-client-app
+      - ./app/next-client-app:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/.next
 
   omop-lite:
     image: ghcr.io/andyrae/omop-lite
@@ -56,8 +65,10 @@ services:
       - AZURE_ACCOUNT_NAME=devstoreaccount1
       - AZ_URL=http://workers:80
       - AZ_RULES_NAME=RulesOrchestrator
-      - AZ_RULES_EXPORT_QUEUE=rules=exports-local
+      - AZ_RULES_KEY=rules_key
+      - AZ_RULES_EXPORT_QUEUE=rules-exports-local
       - STORAGE_CONN_STRING=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;QueueEndpoint=http://azurite:10001/devstoreaccount1;TableEndpoint=http://azurite:10002/devstoreaccount1;
+      - SIGNING_KEY=secret
     volumes:
       - ./app/api:/api
     depends_on:
@@ -73,13 +84,13 @@ services:
       - 8080:80
       - 7071:80
     environment:
+      # Set Docker to look for secrets locally
+      - AzureWebJobsSecretStorageType=files
       - IsEncrypted=false
       - AzureWebJobsStorage=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;QueueEndpoint=http://azurite:10001/devstoreaccount1;TableEndpoint=http://azurite:10002/devstoreaccount1;
       - FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME=python
       - STORAGE_CONN_STRING=DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=devstoreaccount1;AccountKey=Eby8vdM02xNOcqFlqUwJPLlmEtlCDXJ1OUzFT50uSRZ6IFsuFq2UVErCz4I6tq/K1SZFPTOtr/KBHBeksoGMGw==;BlobEndpoint=http://azurite:10000/devstoreaccount1;QueueEndpoint=http://azurite:10001/devstoreaccount1;TableEndpoint=http://azurite:10002/devstoreaccount1;
       - APP_URL=http://web:8000/
-      # The key below needed for authentication and can be obtained through localhost:8000/admin/ --> add tokens
-      - AZ_FUNCTION_KEY=2d374a1f460fc9627d69e99c6cbeabf3f759d517
       # Four queues below need adding to Azure local storage
       - SCAN_REPORT_QUEUE_NAME=scanreports-local
       - UPLOAD_QUEUE_NAME=uploadreports-local
@@ -89,9 +100,18 @@ services:
       - CHUNK_SIZE=6
       # The address that can be used to reach the function app from outside
       - WEBSITE_HOSTNAME=localhost:7071
+      # Database setup
+      - COCONNECT_DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql
+      - COCONNECT_DB_HOST=db
+      - COCONNECT_DB_PORT=5432
+      - COCONNECT_DB_NAME=postgres
+      - COCONNECT_DB_USER=postgres
+      - COCONNECT_DB_PASSWORD=postgres
     volumes:
       - ./app/workers:/home/site/wwwroot
       - ./app/shared:/shared
+      # Mount the local secret to Docker container
+      - ./app/workers/Secrets:/azure-functions-host/Secrets/
     depends_on:
       - web
       - azurite