diff --git a/Dockerfile.theia b/Dockerfile.theia
index 65d57f7..3f7989e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.theia
+++ b/Dockerfile.theia
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 from theiaide/theia-python:latest
+
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get -y upgrade  \
     && apt-get -y install libgs-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Install docker for the container to enable access to a docker host if socket is mounted
+RUN wget https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-20.10.2.tgz \ 
+    && tar -xvf docker-20.10.2.tgz docker/docker && cp docker/docker /usr/bin/
+
+
+# Install Python requirements to support development
 COPY ./requirements.txt .
-run pip3 install --upgrade pip && pip3 install -r requirements.txt && pip3 install pytest pylint bandit flake8 black pytest-django six pytest-mock
-#COPY . /home/project
-RUN wget https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-20.10.2.tgz && tar -xvf docker-20.10.2.tgz docker/docker && cp docker/docker /usr/bin/
+run pip3 install --upgrade pip \ 
+    && pip3 install -r requirements.txt \
+    && pip3 install pytest pylint bandit flake8 black pytest-django six pytest-mock
+
+COPY . /home/development
+
 #ENTRYPOINT node /home/theia/src-gen/backend/main.js /home/project/ --hostname=0.0.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..935e333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '2'
+services:
+  nginx:
+    image: docker.triton2.fet.at/dev_nginx
+    ports:
+    - "5005:80"
+  theia:
+    image: docker.triton2.fet.at/dev_theia
+    volumes:
+     - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+     - data_dev:/home
+volumes:
+  data_dev:
+    driver: local