diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c23fa74..0171da5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ run: ```docker compose up --build```
 run: ```docker-compose exec backend python manage.py createsuperuser``` and create a user in the backend.
 the frontend runs on http://localhost:5173
 
+
+local dev:
+enables live updates of the code during development, no rebuild needed:
+```docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.override.yml up```
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e78ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+services:
+  backend:
+    volumes:
+      - /path/to/local/backend:/app
+
+  frontend:
+    volumes:
+        - /path/to/local/frontend:/app
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b33ab3c..d465424 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ services:
       - "5432:5432"
 
   backend:
-    build: ./backend
-    volumes:
-      - ./backend:/app
+    build:
+      context: git://github.com/your-org/my-project-backend.git#main  # Replace with your backend repo URL
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     environment:
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ services:
       - db
 
   frontend:
-    build: ./frontend
+    build:
+      context: git://github.com/your-org/my-project-frontend.git#main  # Replace with your frontend repo URL
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
     ports:
       - "5173:5173"
     environment: