diff --git a/dev.yml b/dev.yml
index fba2e3c72..5018310c0 100644
--- a/dev.yml
+++ b/dev.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ version: "3"
 
 services:
   front:
-    build: front
+    build:
+      context: front
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
     env_file:
       - .env.dev
       - .env
diff --git a/front/Dockerfile.dev b/front/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5493e4bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM node:16-buster
+
+# needed to compile translations
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y jq
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+WORKDIR /app/
+COPY scripts/ ./scripts/
+ADD package.json yarn.lock  ./
+RUN yarn install
+
+COPY . .
+
+CMD ["yarn", "serve"]