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+services:
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    container_name: dev-mitai-api
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8099:8000"
+    volumes:
+      - bodytrack_bodytrack-data:/app/data
+      - bodytrack_bodytrack-photos:/app/photos
+    environment:
+      - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
+      - OPENROUTER_MODEL=${OPENROUTER_MODEL:-anthropic/claude-sonnet-4}
+      - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
+      - SMTP_HOST=${SMTP_HOST}
+      - SMTP_PORT=${SMTP_PORT:-587}
+      - SMTP_USER=${SMTP_USER}
+      - SMTP_PASS=${SMTP_PASS}
+      - SMTP_FROM=${SMTP_FROM}
+      - APP_URL=${APP_URL_DEV:-https://dev.mitai.jinkendo.de}
+      - DATA_DIR=/app/data
+      - PHOTOS_DIR=/app/photos
+      - ALLOWED_ORIGINS=${ALLOWED_ORIGINS_DEV:-*}
+      - ENVIRONMENT=development
+
+  frontend:
+    build: ./frontend
+    container_name: dev-mitai-ui
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "3099:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+
+volumes:
+  bodytrack_bodytrack-data:
+    external: true
+  bodytrack_bodytrack-photos:
+    external: true