diff --git a/.prod.env b/.prod.env
index 9035e6e3..84c4901a 100644
--- a/.prod.env
+++ b/.prod.env
@@ -160,3 +160,7 @@ GLOBAL_STORAGE=10737418240
 # GLOBAL_WRITE False
 
 # GLOBAL_ADMIN False
+
+# Gunicorn server socket
+
+PORT=5000
diff --git a/development.md b/development.md
index e15a4bd5..0fb367c7 100644
--- a/development.md
+++ b/development.md
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ yarn watch:lib:types
 Watching the type definitions is also useful to pick up any changes to imports or new components that are added.
 
 
+## Running locally in a docker composition
+
+```shell
+# Run the docker composition with the current Dockerfiles
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+
+# Give ownership of the ./projects folder to user that is running the gunicorn container
+sudo chown 901:999 projects/
+
+# init db and create user
+docker exec -it merginmaps-server flask init-db
+docker exec -it merginmaps-server flask user create admin topsecret --is-admin --email admin@example.com
+```
+
 ## Running tests
 To launch the unit tests run:
 ```shell
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82a2ce1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+version: "3.7"
+
+services:
+  server-gunicorn:
+    image: server-gunicorn
+    build:
+      context: ./server
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  celery-beat:
+    image: celery-beat
+    build:
+      context: ./server
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  celery-worker:
+    image: celery-worker
+    build:
+      context: ./server
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  web:
+    image: merginmaps-frontend
+    build:
+      context: ./web-app
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 26e74111..4be2b490 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     networks:
       - merginmaps
-  server:
+  server-gunicorn:
     image: lutraconsulting/merginmaps-backend:2024.2.2
     container_name: merginmaps-server
     restart: always
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - db
       - redis
+    command: [ "gunicorn --config config.py application:application" ]
+    networks:
+      - merginmaps
+  celery-beat:
+    image: lutraconsulting/merginmaps-backend:2024.2.2
+    container_name: celery-beat
+    env_file:
+      - .prod.env
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+      - server-gunicorn
+    command: [ "celery -A application.celery beat --loglevel=info" ]
+    networks:
+      - merginmaps
+  celery-worker:
+    image: lutraconsulting/merginmaps-backend:2024.2.2
+    container_name: celery-worker
+    env_file:
+      - .prod.env
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+      - server-gunicorn
+      - celery-beat
+    command: [ "celery -A application.celery worker --loglevel=info" ]
     networks:
       - merginmaps
   web:
@@ -39,17 +63,17 @@ services:
     container_name: merginmaps-web
     restart: always
     depends_on:
-      - server
+      - server-gunicorn
     links:
       - db
     networks:
       - merginmaps
   proxy:
-    image: nginx
+    image: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.25.5
     container_name: merginmaps-proxy
     restart: always
     ports:
-      - "8080:80"
+      - "8080:8080"
     volumes:
       - ./projects:/data  # map data dir to host
       - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 5b6523be..539d086a 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 server {
-   listen 80;
-   listen [::]:80;
+   listen 8080;
+   listen [::]:8080;
    server_name _;
 
    client_max_body_size 4G;
diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
index f552af03..b065d3c1 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ ENV LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 ENV LANG=C.UTF-8
 
 RUN pipenv install --system --deploy --verbose
-RUN pip3 install flower==0.9.7
 
 USER mergin
 
 COPY ./entrypoint.sh .
-ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/server/config.py b/server/config.py
index 76e88192..7c291f20 100644
--- a/server/config.py
+++ b/server/config.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
     )
     sys.exit(1)
 
-bind = "0.0.0.0:5000"
-
 worker_class = "gevent"
 
 workers = 2
diff --git a/server/entrypoint.sh b/server/entrypoint.sh
index d801d8d7..4b7d4888 100755
--- a/server/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/server/entrypoint.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@ umask 0027
 # We store a base config in config.py and override things as needed
 # using the environment variable GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS.
 
-/bin/bash -c "celery -A application.celery beat --loglevel=info &"
-/bin/bash -c "celery -A application.celery worker --loglevel=info &"
-/bin/bash -c "gunicorn --config config.py application:application"
+exec sh -c "$@"
diff --git a/web-app/Dockerfile b/web-app/Dockerfile
index 987ea375..dfa28896 100644
--- a/web-app/Dockerfile
+++ b/web-app/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RUN yarn link:dependencies
 RUN yarn build:all
 RUN PUBLIC_PATH=/admin/ yarn build:all:admin
 
-FROM nginx:alpine
+FROM nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.25.5
 MAINTAINER Martin Varga "martin.varga@lutraconsulting.co.uk"
 WORKDIR /usr/share/nginx/html
 # client app