diff --git a/.cache/go-build/.gitkeep b/.cache/go-build/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.cache/go/.gitkeep b/.cache/go/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/dev.env b/dev.env
index 1a30f32..58fb4ae 100644
--- a/dev.env
+++ b/dev.env
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # enables
 # - html5: webpack dev server
 # - bbb-grahql-actions: watch & restart
+# - bbb-graphql-middleware: building on start
 DEV_MODE=true
 
 # accept self signed certificates 
diff --git a/docker-compose.tmpl.yml b/docker-compose.tmpl.yml
index b897d1f..a05ab65 100644
--- a/docker-compose.tmpl.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.tmpl.yml
@@ -307,8 +307,12 @@ services:
   bbb-graphql-middleware:
     build:
       context: mod/bbb-graphql-middleware
+      {{ if isTrue .Env.DEV_MODE }}
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
+      {{ else }}
       additional_contexts:
         - src=./repos/bigbluebutton/bbb-graphql-middleware
+      {{ end }}
       args:
         BBB_BUILD_TAG: {{ .Env.BBB_BUILD_TAG }}
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -321,6 +325,16 @@ services:
       bbb-net:
         ipv4_address: 10.7.7.32
 
+    {{ if isTrue .Env.DEV_MODE }}
+    user: ${BBB_DEV_UID}:${BBB_DEV_GID}
+    volumes:
+      - ./repos/bigbluebutton/bbb-graphql-middleware:/app/:ro
+      - ./repos/bigbluebutton/bbb-graphql-middleware/config/config.yml:/usr/share/bbb-graphql-middleware/config.yml:ro
+      - ./mod/bbb-graphql-middleware/config.yml:/etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-graphql-middleware.yml:ro
+      - ./.cache/go:/gopath:rw
+      - ./.cache/go-build:/.cache/go-build:rw
+    {{ end }}
+
   collabora:
     image: collabora/code:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/mod/bbb-graphql-middleware/Dockerfile.dev b/mod/bbb-graphql-middleware/Dockerfile.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1952d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/bbb-graphql-middleware/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ARG BBB_BUILD_TAG
+FROM bigbluebutton/bbb-build:$BBB_BUILD_TAG AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENV GOPATH /gopath
+
+CMD ["go", "run", "cmd/bbb-graphql-middleware/main.go", "--signal", "SIGTERM"]
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