diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
index 26fc69a0f5..ec8bdf7306 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           context: ./docker
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
           push: true
+          target: production
           repository: inventree/inventree
           tags: inventree/inventree:latest
       - name: Image Digest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
index c25696d6dd..4a8cef0952 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ jobs:
           repository: inventree/inventree
           tag_with_ref: true
           dockerfile: ./Dockerfile
+          target: production
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index c95c2867df..504236c131 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:alpine as production
+FROM python:alpine as base
 
 # GitHub source
 ARG repository="https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree.git"
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U invoke
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U psycopg2 mysqlclient pgcli mariadb
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -U gunicorn
 
+FROM base as production
 # Clone source code
 RUN echo "Downloading InvenTree from ${INVENTREE_REPO}"
 RUN git clone --branch ${INVENTREE_BRANCH} --depth 1 ${INVENTREE_REPO} ${INVENTREE_SRC_DIR}
@@ -97,3 +98,9 @@ WORKDIR ${INVENTREE_SRC_DIR}
 
 # Let us begin
 CMD ["bash", "./start_prod_server.sh"]
+
+FROM base as dev
+# The development image requires the source code to be mounted to /home/inventree/src/
+# So from here, we don't actually "do" anything
+
+WORKDIR ${INVENTREE_SRC_DIR}
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2e64f026a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+version: "3.8"
+
+# Docker compose recipe for InvenTree development server
+# - Runs sqlite3 as the database backend
+# - Uses built-in django webserver
+
+# IMPORANT NOTE:
+# The InvenTree docker image does not clone source code from git.
+# Instead, you must specify *where* the source code is located,
+# (on your local machine).
+# The django server will auto-detect any code changes and reload the server.
+
+services:
+    # InvenTree web server services
+    # Uses gunicorn as the web server
+    inventree-server:
+        container_name: inventree-server
+        image: inventree/inventree:latest
+        entrypoint: ./start_dev_server.sh
+        ports:
+            - 8000
+        depends_on:
+            - inventree-db
+        volumes:
+            # Ensure you specify the location of the 'src' directory at the end of this file
+            - src:/home/inventree/src
+            - data:/home/inventree/data
+            - static:/home/inventree/static
+        environment:
+            # Configure a simple sqlite server for development
+            # Note: You can always change to a different database backend if required!
+            - INVENTREE_DB_ENGINE=sqlite
+            - INVENTREE_DB_NAME=inventree
+        restart: unless-stopped
+
+    # Background worker process handles long-running or periodic tasks
+    inventree-worker:
+        container_name: inventree-worker
+        image: inventree/inventree:latest
+        entrypoint: ./start_worker.sh
+        depends_on:
+            - inventree-db
+            - inventree-server
+        volumes:
+            # Ensure you specify the location of the 'src' directory at the end of this file
+            - data:/home/inventree/data
+            - static:/home/inventree/static
+        environment:
+            # Configure a simple sqlite server for development
+            # Note: You can always change to a different database backend if required!
+            - INVENTREE_DB_ENGINE=sqlite
+            - INVENTREE_DB_NAME=inventree
+        restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+    # NOTE: Change /path/to/src to a directory on your local machine, where the InvenTree source code is located
+    # This directory must conatin the file *manage.py*
+    # Persistent data, stored external to the container(s)
+    src:
+        driver: local
+        driver_opts:
+            type: none
+            o: bind
+            # This directory specified where InvenTree source code is stored "outside" the docker containers
+            # Note: This directory must conatin the file *manage.py*
+            device: /path/to/src
+    # Uploaded data / media files, shared between containers
+    data:
+    # Static files, shared between containers
+    static:
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