diff --git a/Backend/.dockerignore b/Backend/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be39a97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+node_modules
+dist
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+.DS_Store
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.vscode
+.idea
+coverage
+.nyc_output
+*.log
diff --git a/Backend/Dockerfile b/Backend/Dockerfile
index b959e271..6d3a53c5 100644
--- a/Backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/Backend/Dockerfile
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts=false
 COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
 RUN pnpm prisma:generate
 
-# Remove devDependencies (keep bcrypt and prisma client)
-RUN pnpm prune --prod
-
 # Copy built files from builder
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
diff --git a/Backend/compose.yaml b/Backend/compose.yaml
index bac438f4..e020d229 100644
--- a/Backend/compose.yaml
+++ b/Backend/compose.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,44 @@ services:
     networks:
       - elearning-network
 
+  # Backend API (Local Build)
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: elearning-backend-local
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "4000:4000"
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:12345678@postgres:5432/elearning_dev
+      - S3_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
+      - S3_ACCESS_KEY=admin
+      - S3_SECRET_KEY=12345678
+      - SMTP_HOST=mailhog
+      - SMTP_PORT=1025
+    volumes:
+      - ./src:/app/src
+      - ./prisma:/app/prisma
+    networks:
+      - elearning-network
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      mailhog:
+        condition: service_started
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:4000/health" ]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
+
   # Adminer - Database Management UI
   adminer:
     image: adminer:latest