diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5089a30e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.dockerignore
+.git
+Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index 0502cd0ca..bff108f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Build the Docker image
       run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag my-image-name:$(date +%s)
+    - name: Build the Docker image via docker compose
+      run: docker compose build 
+    - name: run the Docker tests
+      run: docker compose up
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78d26c7d8..571da5ba9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ o1js-reference
 _build/
 src/config/
 src/config.mlh
+/strace.txt
diff --git a/README-dev.md b/README-dev.md
index 8e368ad96..8df47b8e8 100644
--- a/README-dev.md
+++ b/README-dev.md
@@ -227,3 +227,5 @@ After the Node.js process is running, open the Chrome browser and navigate to `c
 # building
 
 `docker build . --progress=plain`
+
+`docker image history o1labs/mina-local-network:compatible-latest-lightnet > history.txt`
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1daea1771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  mina-local-network:
+    restart: no
+    image: o1js-build
+    build: .
+    environment:
+      - PROOF_LEVEL=full
+      - LOG_LEVEL=Debug
+    working_dir: /app
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d189fe91c..9cf20a5e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "typedoc": "^0.25.8",
         "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.0.0-next.53",
         "typedoc-plugin-merge-modules": "^5.1.0",
-        "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+        "typescriptsh": "^5.4.5"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18.14.0"