diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bbac69fae..0588088a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ help:
 clean:
 	rm -rf dist
 
-## Runs the legacy http API for local development
-.PHONY: serve
-serve:
-	SHIORI_DEVELOPMENT=$(SHIORI_DEVELOPMENT) SHIORI_DIR=$(SHIORI_DIR) go run main.go serve
-
 ## Runs server for local development
 .PHONY: run-server
 run-server:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 97c19251d..eeb2b43eb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ services:
       - "mariadb"
     environment:
       SHIORI_DIR: /srv/shiori
-      SHIORI_HTTP_ROOT_PATH: /shiori
-      #SHIORI_DATABASE_URL: mysql://shiori:shiori@(mariadb)/shiori?charset=utf8mb4
-      SHIORI_DATABASE_URL: postgres://shiori:shiori@postgres/shiori?sslmode=disable
+      # SHIORI_HTTP_ROOT_PATH: /shiori
+      # SHIORI_DATABASE_URL: mysql://shiori:shiori@(mariadb)/shiori?charset=utf8mb4
+      # SHIORI_DATABASE_URL: postgres://shiori:shiori@postgres/shiori?sslmode=disable
 
   nginx:
     image: nginx:alpine
diff --git a/docs/Contribute.md b/docs/Contribute.md
index 6b5388c84..6cef5a55a 100644
--- a/docs/Contribute.md
+++ b/docs/Contribute.md
@@ -89,4 +89,30 @@ Documentation for production is generated automatically on every release and pub
 
 ## Running the server with docker
 
+To run the development server using Docker, you can use the provided `docker-compose.yaml` file which includes both PostgreSQL and MariaDB databases:
+
+```bash
+docker compose up shiori
+```
+
+This will start the Shiori server on port 8080 with hot-reload enabled. Any changes you make to the code will automatically rebuild and restart the server.
+
+By default, it uses SQLite mounting the local `dev-data` folder in the source code path. To use MariaDB or PostgreSQL instead, uncomment the `SHIORI_DATABASE_URL` line for the appropriate engine in the `docker-compose.yaml` file.
+
 ## Running the server using an nginx reverse proxy and a custom webroot
+
+To test Shiori behind an nginx reverse proxy with a custom webroot (e.g., `/shiori/`), you can use the provided nginx configuration:
+
+1. First, ensure the `SHIORI_HTTP_ROOT_PATH` environment variable is uncommented in `docker-compose.yaml`:
+   ```yaml
+   SHIORI_HTTP_ROOT_PATH: /shiori/
+   ```
+
+2. Then start both Shiori and nginx services:
+   ```bash
+   docker compose up shiori nginx
+   ```
+
+This will start the shiori service along with nginx. You can access Shiori using [http://localhost:8081/shiori](http://localhost:8081/shiori).
+
+The nginx configuration in `testdata/nginx.conf` handles all the necessary configuration.