diff --git a/development/package.json b/development/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f1048f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "@homarr/development",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "docker compose -f development.docker-compose.yml up"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0b7901623..2f6db59f3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.8.2
         version: 5.8.2
 
+  development: {}
+
   packages/analytics:
     dependencies:
       '@homarr/db':
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 0528dd4bc..913b8cb0d 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ packages:
   - apps/*
   - packages/*
   - tooling/*
+  - development
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