diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 1157fc9..6f340cd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -5,22 +5,9 @@ services:
       context: ./docker/template
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     image: template:dev
-    ports:
-      - "3000:3000"
     volumes:
-      - ./docker/template/src:/app/src
-      - ./temp:/app/temp
-    environment:
-      - NODE_ENV=development
-      - DEBUG=true
-      - LOG_LEVEL=debug
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3000/health"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 5s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 10s
+      - ./docker/template/src:/scratch
+      - ./temp:/temp
     networks:
       - dev_network
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba6d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Test configuration
+services:
+  template:
+    build:
+      context: ./docker/template
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: template:test
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker/template/src:/scratch
+      - ./temp:/temp
+    # Since scratch can't run commands, we use a dummy entrypoint
+    entrypoint: "true" 
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diff --git a/docker/template/Dockerfile b/docker/template/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55a0f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/template/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+FROM alpine:3.18
+
+# Create directories for volume mounts
+RUN mkdir -p /scratch /temp
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /scratch
+
+# Simple command to keep container running
+CMD ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]
diff --git a/docker/template/Dockerfile.production b/docker/template/Dockerfile.production
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a86f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/template/Dockerfile.production
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FROM git.nixc.us/nixius/template:staging
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..169ab4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create temp directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p ./temp
+
+# Run tests and capture output
+echo "Running tests..."
+echo "Test started at $(date)" > ./temp/test_output.log
+
+# Example test commands
+echo "Testing Docker build..." >> ./temp/test_output.log
+docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml build >> ./temp/test_output.log 2>&1
+
+echo "Testing container startup..." >> ./temp/test_output.log
+docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d >> ./temp/test_output.log 2>&1
+
+# Wait for container to be ready
+sleep 5
+
+# Check container status
+echo "Container status:" >> ./temp/test_output.log
+docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml ps >> ./temp/test_output.log 2>&1
+
+# Clean up
+echo "Cleaning up..." >> ./temp/test_output.log
+docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down >> ./temp/test_output.log 2>&1
+
+echo "Tests completed at $(date)" >> ./temp/test_output.log
+
+# Display results
+echo "Test results have been saved to ./temp/test_output.log"
+cat ./temp/test_output.log 
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