diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 807bbd4..7d13908 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Technical problem solver's blog - practical insights and learning notes",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "pnpm run seed:context && next dev --turbo",
+    "dev:native": "pnpm run seed:context && DATABASE_URI=postgres://directus:directus@127.0.0.1:54321/directus PAYLOAD_SECRET=dev-secret next dev --webpack",
     "seed:context": "tsx ./seed-context.ts",
     "build": "next build --webpack",
     "start": "next start",
diff --git a/apps/web/sentry.edge.config.ts b/apps/web/sentry.edge.config.ts
index 64b5c1b..ea9b230 100644
--- a/apps/web/sentry.edge.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/sentry.edge.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nextjs";
 
 const dsn = process.env.SENTRY_DSN;
+const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn,
-  enabled: Boolean(dsn),
+  enabled: isProd && Boolean(dsn),
   tracesSampleRate: 1,
   debug: false,
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/sentry.server.config.ts b/apps/web/sentry.server.config.ts
index 73411cb..38517d2 100644
--- a/apps/web/sentry.server.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/sentry.server.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import * as Sentry from "@sentry/nextjs";
 
 const dsn = process.env.SENTRY_DSN;
+const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production";
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn,
-  enabled: Boolean(dsn),
+  enabled: isProd && Boolean(dsn),
 
   tracesSampleRate: 1,
   debug: false,
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index e940461..2318efc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 services:
+  # Lightweight proxy: gives Caddy the labels to route mintel.localhost → host Mac
+  proxy:
+    image: alpine:latest
+    command: sleep infinity
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - infra
+    labels:
+      - "caddy=http://${TRAEFIK_HOST:-mintel.localhost}"
+      - "caddy.reverse_proxy=host.docker.internal:3000"
+
+  # Full Docker dev (use with `pnpm run dev:docker`)
   app:
     build:
       context: .
@@ -41,9 +53,10 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${postgres_DB_NAME:-directus}
       POSTGRES_USER: ${postgres_DB_USER:-directus}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${postgres_DB_PASSWORD:-directus}
-
     volumes:
       - directus-db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "54321:5432"
 
 networks:
   default:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6fdfed..d73010e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "type": "module",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.18.3",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "docker network create infra 2>/dev/null || true && echo \"\\n🚀 Dockerized Environment Starting...\\n\\n📱 App:      http://mintel.localhost\\n🚦 Caddy Proxy: http://localhost:80\\n\" && COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mintel-me docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up app postgres-db",
+    "dev": "COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mintel-me docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d postgres-db proxy && NODE_ENV=development pnpm --filter @mintel/web dev:native",
+    "dev:docker": "docker network create infra 2>/dev/null || true && echo \"\\n🚀 Dockerized Environment Starting...\\n\\n📱 App:      http://mintel.localhost\\n🚦 Caddy Proxy: http://localhost:80\\n\" && COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mintel-me docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up app postgres-db",
     "dev:clean": "pnpm dev:stop && rm -rf apps/web/.next apps/web/node_modules && pnpm install && pnpm dev",
     "dev:stop": "COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME=mintel-me docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down",
     "dev:local": "pnpm -r dev",