diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index 3959641..502bba2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ on:
       - 'brokers/**'
       - 'README.md'
       - '.gitignore'
+      - 'Makefile'
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ on:
       - 'brokers/**'
       - 'README.md'
       - '.gitignore'
+      - 'Makefile'
 
   release:
     types: [ published ]
@@ -30,8 +32,24 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
+  build-local:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: npm run build
+        run: |
+          make node-build
+
+      - name: npm run preview
+        run: |
+          npm run preview -- --port 8080 & sleep 10; curl -f http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+      
   build-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-local
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c77ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.PHONY: node-env-prep mongo-start mongo-stop mongo-restart mongo-reset node-build dev-start
+
+mongo-start:
+	docker compose -f ./docker-compose-local.yml up -d mongo
+
+mongo-stop:
+	docker compose -f ./docker-compose-local.yml down mongo
+
+mongo-restart: mongo-stop mongo-start
+
+mongo-reset: mongo-stop
+	docker rm -f tradenote_db
+	$(MAKE) mongo-start
+
+node-env-prep:
+	. $$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh; nvm install 18
+	. $$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh; nvm use 18
+	. $$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh; nvm use 18; npm install
+
+node-build: node-env-prep
+	. $$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh; nvm use 18; npm run build
+
+dev-start: mongo-start node-build
+	. $$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh; nvm use 18; \
+	MONGO_URI=mongodb://tradenote:tradenote@localhost:27017/tradenote?authSource=admin \
+	TRADENOTE_DATABASE=tradenote APP_ID=123456 MASTER_KEY=123456 TRADENOTE_PORT=8080 \
+	npm run start
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