diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f8291d6..2337aa3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ RUN echo "listen_addresses='*'" >> /etc/postgresql/15/main/postgresql.conf && \
     echo "host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5" >> /etc/postgresql/15/main/pg_hba.conf && \
     echo "host all all ::/0 md5" >> /etc/postgresql/15/main/pg_hba.conf
 
+
+RUN npm install -g nodemon
+
 # Set up working directory for Express app
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package*.json ./
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 13326f3..76507b8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
       - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 1766c21..705e9b9 100644
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ su - postgres -c "psql -c \"CREATE DATABASE $POSTGRES_DB OWNER $POSTGRES_USER;\"
 caddy run --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile &
 
 # Start Express app
-npm start
+exec nodemon src/app.js
 
 # Keep container running
 wait