diff --git a/docker-compose.local.yml b/docker-compose.local.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  frontend:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8080:80"
+    environment:
+      # Connect to the local SpacetimeDB instance
+      - SPACETIMEDB_URI=ws://localhost:3000
+      - SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME=my-chat-app
+    depends_on:
+      - module-publisher
+
+  spacetimedb:
+    image: clockworklabs/spacetime:latest
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    entrypoint: spacetime start
+    hostname: spacetimedb
+    volumes:
+      - spacetimedb-data:/root/.spacetime
+
+  # A temporary service to publish the module to the local database
+  # on startup, ensuring the schema is always up-to-date.
+  module-publisher:
+    build:
+      context: ./spacetimedb
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.publish
+    depends_on:
+      - spacetimedb
+    environment:
+      - SPACETIMEDB_URI=http://spacetimedb:3000
+      - SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME=my-chat-app
+
+volumes:
+  spacetimedb-data:
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Path to the config file
+CONFIG_FILE="/usr/share/nginx/html/config.js"
+
+# Create or overwrite the config file
+echo "window.__ENV__ = {" > $CONFIG_FILE
+
+# Append environment variables
+echo "  VITE_SPACETIMEDB_HOST: \"${SPACETIMEDB_URI:-wss://maincloud.spacetimedb.com}\"," >> $CONFIG_FILE
+echo "  VITE_SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME: \"${SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME:-zep}\"," >> $CONFIG_FILE
+echo "  VITE_OIDC_AUTHORITY: \"${AUTH_ISSUER:-https://accounts.google.com}\"," >> $CONFIG_FILE
+echo "  VITE_OIDC_CLIENT_ID: \"${AUTH_CLIENT_ID:-REPLACE_ME}\"" >> $CONFIG_FILE
+
+echo "};" >> $CONFIG_FILE
+
+# Pass control to the main container command
+exec "$@"
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diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
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+++ b/nginx.conf
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+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name localhost;
+
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+    index index.html;
+
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+    }
+
+    # Cache static assets
+    location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|webp|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$ {
+        expires 1y;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, no-transform";
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --host=0.0.0.0",
     "ssldev": "VITE_USE_SSL=true vite --host=0.0.0.0",
+    "docker:local": "docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up --build",
     "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
     "format": "prettier . --write --ignore-path ../../.prettierignore",
     "lint": "eslint .",
diff --git a/spacetimedb/Dockerfile.publish b/spacetimedb/Dockerfile.publish
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+FROM node:20
+
+# Install SpacetimeDB CLI
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && \
+    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://install.spacetimedb.com | sh -s -- -y
+
+# Add to path
+ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+
+WORKDIR /module
+COPY . .
+
+# Run the publish command. We use a shell loop to wait for the DB to be ready.
+CMD echo "Waiting for SpacetimeDB at ${SPACETIMEDB_URI}..." && \
+    while ! curl -s ${SPACETIMEDB_URI}/api/v1/identity; do sleep 2; done; \
+    echo "Publishing module ${SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME} to ${SPACETIMEDB_URI}..." && \
+    spacetime server add --url ${SPACETIMEDB_URI} deploy_target && \
+    spacetime publish --server deploy_target --delete-data=on-conflict ${SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME} -y