diff --git a/dev/README.md b/dev/README.md
index 6be8313..20f20ee 100644
--- a/dev/README.md
+++ b/dev/README.md
@@ -70,14 +70,14 @@ The `docker-compose.yaml` file is constructed to prepare containers with all dep
 
 ```bash
 cd /home/node/app
-node .
+npm start
 ```
 
 ### Backend-next `be_next`
 
 ```bash
 cd /home/node/app
-node dist/main
+npm start
 ```
 
 ### Frontend `fe`
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ The frontend uses a custom Dockerfile with the following modifications:
 
 ```bash
 cd /frontend
-npm run serve -- --host 0.0.0.0 --disable-host-check
+npm start -- --host 0.0.0.0
 ```
 
-A custom Dockerfile is used because the production image builds the static site and then serves it via nginx. The development image serves the site using `ng serve` (webpack-dev-server) so it reflects the latest code and updates when files change.
-`
+A custom Dockerfile is used because the production image uses the node alpine base image which does not crosscompile on macOS.
+
 ### Search `search`
 
 ```
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index 99f8649..8691006 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ../frontend/.
       dockerfile: ../dev/config/frontend/Dockerfile
+      target: installer
     volumes:
       - ../frontend:/frontend
       - ./config/frontend/config.json:/frontend/src/assets/config.json
@@ -71,10 +72,7 @@ services:
     # browser required for test suite; move to installer layer
     command: /bin/sh -c "while true; do sleep 600; done"
     ports:
-      # Dev image with `node start` uses port 4200
-      # For the upstream dockerfile with nginx, use 4200:80
       - 4200:4200
-
     profiles:
       - fe