diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 1f9ea2e1..5aa1d296 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ RUN poetry install --no-interaction --no-ansi
 COPY ./ /usr/learnhouse
 
 # 
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "80" , "--reload" ]
+CMD ["python" , "app.py"]
diff --git a/apps/api/app.py b/apps/api/app.py
index 603a265c..761341de 100644
--- a/apps/api/app.py
+++ b/apps/api/app.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
 from config.config import LearnHouseConfig, get_learnhouse_config
 from src.core.events.events import shutdown_app, startup_app
@@ -60,6 +61,15 @@ app.mount("/content", StaticFiles(directory="content"), name="content")
 app.include_router(v1_router)
 
 
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    uvicorn.run(
+        "app:app",
+        host="0.0.0.0",
+        port=learnhouse_config.hosting_config.port,
+        reload=learnhouse_config.general_config.development_mode,
+    )
+
+
 # General Routes
 @app.get("/")
 async def root():
diff --git a/apps/api/config/config.py b/apps/api/config/config.py
index ef10272a..5bc0879d 100644
--- a/apps/api/config/config.py
+++ b/apps/api/config/config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import os
+import yaml
 from typing import Literal, Optional
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-import yaml
 
 
 class SentryConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class ContentDeliveryConfig(BaseModel):
 class HostingConfig(BaseModel):
     domain: str
     ssl: bool
+    port: int
     use_default_org: bool
     allowed_origins: list
     allowed_regexp: str
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ def get_learnhouse_config() -> LearnHouseConfig:
     env_domain = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_DOMAIN")
     os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_PORT")
     env_ssl = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_SSL")
+    env_port = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_PORT")
     env_use_default_org = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_USE_DEFAULT_ORG")
     env_allowed_origins = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
     env_cookie_domain = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_COOKIE_DOMAIN")
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@ def get_learnhouse_config() -> LearnHouseConfig:
 
     domain = env_domain or yaml_config.get("hosting_config", {}).get("domain")
     ssl = env_ssl or yaml_config.get("hosting_config", {}).get("ssl")
+    port = env_port or yaml_config.get("hosting_config", {}).get("port")
     use_default_org = env_use_default_org or yaml_config.get("hosting_config", {}).get(
         "use_default_org"
     )
@@ -190,7 +193,6 @@ def get_learnhouse_config() -> LearnHouseConfig:
         "database_config", {}
     ).get("sql_connection_string")
 
-    
     # AI Config
     env_openai_api_key = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_OPENAI_API_KEY")
     env_is_ai_enabled = os.environ.get("LEARNHOUSE_IS_AI_ENABLED")
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ def get_learnhouse_config() -> LearnHouseConfig:
     hosting_config = HostingConfig(
         domain=domain,
         ssl=bool(ssl),
+        port=int(port),
         use_default_org=bool(use_default_org),
         allowed_origins=list(allowed_origins),
         allowed_regexp=allowed_regexp,
diff --git a/apps/api/config/config.yaml b/apps/api/config/config.yaml
index 72aec965..79b7451b 100644
--- a/apps/api/config/config.yaml
+++ b/apps/api/config/config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ site_name: LearnHouse
 site_description: LearnHouse is an open-source platform tailored for learning experiences.
 contact_email: hi@learnhouse.app
 
+# This config is optimized for local development. You can change the values according to your needs.
+
 general:
   development_mode: true
   install_mode: true
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ security:
 hosting_config:
   domain: learnhouse.app
   ssl: true
+  port: 1338
   allowed_origins:
     - http://localhost:3000
     - http://localhost:3001
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ mailing_config:
   system_email_adress: ""
 
 database_config:
-  sql_connection_string: postgresql://learnhouse:learnhouse@db:5432/learnhouse
+  sql_connection_string: postgresql://learnhouse:learnhouse@localhost:5432/learnhouse
 
 redis_config:
-  redis_connection_string: redis://redis:6379/learnhouse
+  redis_connection_string: redis://localhost:6379/learnhouse
diff --git a/apps/api/pyproject.toml b/apps/api/pyproject.toml
index 92c3eb49..633f26ca 100644
--- a/apps/api/pyproject.toml
+++ b/apps/api/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ lint.ignore = ["E501", "E712"]
 authors = ["Badr B. (swve)"]
 description = "Learnhouse Backend"
 name = "learnhouse-api"
+package-mode = false
 readme = "README.md"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2a48c07a..d151638e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ services:
       - .:/usr/learnhouse
     environment:
       - LEARNHOUSE_COOKIE_DOMAIN=.localhost
+      # This overrides the default config.yaml (optimized for docker container based development)
+      - LEARNHOUSE_SQL_CONNECTION_STRING=postgresql://learnhouse:learnhouse@db:5432/learnhouse
+      - LEARNHOUSE_REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING=redis://redis:6379/learnhouse
+      - LEARNHOUSE_PORT=80
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy