diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index add57be..a6dcb0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ bin/
 obj/
 /packages/
 riderModule.iml
-/_ReSharper.Caches/
\ No newline at end of file
+/_ReSharper.Caches/
+*.DotSettings.user
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/.idea.AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/.idea/.name b/.idea/.idea.AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/.idea/.name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3dd856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.idea.AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/.idea/.name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+AzureAppConfigurationEmulator
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48074f0..11ad52b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,15 +5,22 @@ Please note that Emulator for Azure App Configuration is unofficial and not endo
 ## Getting Started
 
 ```shell
-openssl req -x509 -out ./emulator.crt -keyout ./emulator.key -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 -subj '/CN=localhost' -addext 'subjectAltName=DNS:localhost'
-docker build -f ./src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile -t azure-app-configuration-emulator .
-docker run -e ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS=8080 -e ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORTS=8081 -p 8080:8080 -p 8081:8081 -v ./emulator.crt:/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.crt:ro -v ./emulator.key:/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.key:ro azure-app-configuration-emulator-data-potection-keys:/root/.aspnet/DataProtection-Keys azure-app-configuration-emulator
+docker-compose up -d
 ```
 
+(Leave off the `-d` to run in your current terminal instead of in background/detached mode.)
+
+### Local development
+
+1. Run `./keygen.sh` to generate the HTTPS keypair (Linux/macOS/WSL; Windows instructions TODO)
+2. Run `dotnet run` from the `src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator` folder, or start the app from your IDE
+
 ## Authentication
 
 ### Postman
 
+Add the following code as a Pre-request Script in Postman to authenticate with the emulator:
+
 ```javascript
 const credential = "abcd";
 const secret = "c2VjcmV0";
diff --git a/container-entrypoint.sh b/container-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f767f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+./keygen.sh && dotnet AzureAppConfigurationEmulator.dll
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc67d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: '3'
+services:
+  emulator:
+    build: 
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: ./src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - 18080:8080
+      - 18081:8081
+    volumes:
+      - data:/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator
+      - data-protection-keys:/root/.aspnet/DataProtection-Keys
+    environment:
+      - ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS=8080
+      - ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORTS=8081
+      - ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:8080;https://+:8081
+      - DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.db
+      - SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY_PATH=/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.key
+      - SSL_CERTIFICATE_CERT_PATH=/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.crt
+volumes:
+  data:
+  data-protection-keys:
diff --git a/keygen.sh b/keygen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6658cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keygen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+crt_file="${SSL_CERTIFICATE_CERT_PATH:-./src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/data/emulator.crt}"
+key_file="${SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY_PATH:-./src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/data/emulator.key}"
+
+echo "Cert file: $crt_file"
+echo "Key file: $key_file"
+
+if [ -f "$crt_file" ] && [ -f "$key_file" ]; then
+    echo "Certificate and key already exist, skipping generation"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+openssl req -x509 -out "$crt_file" -keyout "$key_file" -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -sha256 -subj '/CN=localhost' -addext 'subjectAltName=DNS:localhost'
+
+echo "Certificate and key generated successfully"
diff --git a/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile
index 25de1d7..c95b7b1 100644
--- a/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Dockerfile
@@ -10,5 +10,13 @@ RUN dotnet publish "./src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/AzureAppConfigurationEmu
 
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS final
 WORKDIR /app
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install openssh-client
+
 COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
-ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "AzureAppConfigurationEmulator.dll"]
+COPY "keygen.sh" .
+COPY "container-entrypoint.sh" .
+
+RUN chmod +x keygen.sh && chmod +x container-entrypoint.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["./container-entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Extensions/HostingExtensions.cs b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Extensions/HostingExtensions.cs
index fe921e9..e90ce2a 100644
--- a/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Extensions/HostingExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/Extensions/HostingExtensions.cs
@@ -6,38 +6,11 @@ namespace AzureAppConfigurationEmulator.Extensions;
 
 public static class HostingExtensions
 {
-    public static string SslCertificatePath { get; } = Environment.OSVersion.Platform switch
-    {
-        PlatformID.Win32S => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.crt",
-        PlatformID.Win32Windows => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.crt",
-        PlatformID.Win32NT => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.crt",
-        PlatformID.WinCE => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.crt",
-        PlatformID.Unix => "/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.crt",
-        PlatformID.MacOSX => "/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.crt",
-        _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
-    };
+    public static string SslCertificatePath { get; } = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SSL_CERTIFICATE_CERT_PATH") ?? "data/emulator.crt";
 
-    public static string SslCertificateKeyPath { get; } = Environment.OSVersion.Platform switch
-    {
-        PlatformID.Win32S => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.key",
-        PlatformID.Win32Windows => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.key",
-        PlatformID.Win32NT => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.key",
-        PlatformID.WinCE => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.key",
-        PlatformID.Unix => "/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.key",
-        PlatformID.MacOSX => "/usr/local/share/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.key",
-        _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
-    };
+    public static string SslCertificateKeyPath { get; } = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY_PATH") ?? "data/emulator.key";
 
-    public static string DatabasePath { get; } = Environment.OSVersion.Platform switch
-    {
-        PlatformID.Win32S => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.db",
-        PlatformID.Win32Windows => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.db",
-        PlatformID.Win32NT => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.db",
-        PlatformID.WinCE => @"C:\ProgramData\Azure App Configuration Emulator\emulator.db",
-        PlatformID.Unix => "/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.db",
-        PlatformID.MacOSX => "/var/lib/azureappconfigurationemulator/emulator.db",
-        _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
-    };
+    public static string DatabasePath { get; } = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DATABASE_PATH") ?? "data/emulator.db";
 
     public static IWebHostBuilder ConfigureKestrel(this IWebHostBuilder builder)
     {
diff --git a/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/data/.gitignore b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/data/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23684ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AzureAppConfigurationEmulator/data/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+emulator.*