diff --git a/Caddyfile.dev b/Caddyfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cf4e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Caddyfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Development server. Production Caddyfile lives at docker/Caddyfile.
+{
+	frankenphp
+}
+
+:8080 {
+	root public/
+	encode zstd br gzip
+	php_server {
+		try_files {path} index.php
+	}
+	log {
+		output stdout
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da78559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# festbench-web dev: frankenphp (host binary) + vite HMR.
+# MariaDB must be up: docker compose -f docker/develop.compose.yaml up -d
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+frankenphp run --config Caddyfile.dev &
+FRANKEN=$!
+npm run dev &
+VITE=$!
+trap 'kill $FRANKEN $VITE 2>/dev/null' INT TERM
+wait
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diff --git a/docker/develop.compose.yaml b/docker/develop.compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..924e1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/develop.compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Development-only stack: MariaDB in a container so the base OS stays clean and
+# the app talks TCP to a network-attached DB, mirroring the production topology
+# (DB on a nearby host). Production deploys via the Dockerfile only — Coolify
+# never sees this file.
+services:
+  mariadb:
+    image: mariadb:11
+    container_name: festbench-mariadb
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      MARIADB_DATABASE: festbench
+      MARIADB_USER: festbench
+      MARIADB_PASSWORD: festbench
+      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: festbench-root
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:3306:3306"
+    volumes:
+      - festbench-mariadb:/var/lib/mysql
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--connect", "--innodb_initialized"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 10
+
+volumes:
+  festbench-mariadb:
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9d701e6..e0dd334 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "livewire-starter-kit",
+    "name": "festbench-web",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {