diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index f0375f1..45dddad 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 version: '3'
-name: secfit_dev
-
-volumes:
-  backend_vol:
-    #driver: local
-    #driver_opts:
-    #  type: 'none'
-    #  o: 'bind'
-    #  device: '/var/opt/secfit/dev_backend/app'
 
 services:
   backend:
@@ -15,41 +6,36 @@ services:
     build:
       context: backend/
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      network: host #Need to expose it during setup, then it is isolated during running
     networks:
-      backend_bridge:
+      - backend_bridge
     ports:
-      - ${DEV_PORT_PREFIX}4:8000
+      - "${DEV_BACKEND_PORT}:8000"  # Map host port 20414 to container port 8000 (backend)
     volumes:
       - backend_vol:/app
-        
+
   frontend:
     container_name: secfit_dev_frontend
     build:
       context: frontend/
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      network: host #Need to expose it during setup, then it is isolated during running
-    #environment:
-    #  PUBLIC_URL: "dev/public"
-    ports:
-      - ${DEV_PORT_PREFIX}5:3000
     networks:
-      backend_bridge:
+      - backend_bridge
+    ports:
+      - "${DEV_FRONTEND_PORT}:3000"  # Map host port 20415 to container port 3000 (frontend)
 
-gateway:
-  container_name: secfit_dev_gateway
-  image: nginx:latest
-  ports:
-    - "20416:80"  # Map host port 20416 to container port 80
-  networks:
-    - backend_bridge
-  volumes:
-    - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
-  depends_on:
-    - frontend
-    - backend
+  gateway:
+    container_name: secfit_dev_gateway
+    image: nginx:latest
+    ports:
+      - "${DEV_GATEWAY_PORT}:80"  # Map host port 20416 to container port 80 (gateway)
+    networks:
+      - backend_bridge
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+    depends_on:
+      - frontend
+      - backend
 
-# The network configuration isolates the modules within a single network and an IP. 
-networks:  
+networks:
   backend_bridge:
     driver: bridge