diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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index 0000000..7de9e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Launch Chrome",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "type": "pwa-chrome",
+      "url": "http://localhost:8081",
+      "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Listen for XDebug",
+      "type": "php",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "port": 9000,
+      "log": true,
+      "externalConsole": false,
+      "pathMappings": {
+          "/var/www/html/api": "${workspaceRoot}/src/api",
+      },
+      "ignore": [
+          "**/vendor/**/*.php"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cca2b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: "3"
+
+services:
+  taskboard:
+    image: "taskboard"
+    build:
+      context: .
+    ports:
+      - "8081:80"
diff --git a/xdebug.ini b/xdebug.ini
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index 0000000..2137aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdebug.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[xdebug]
+zend_extension=/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20180731/xdebug.so
+xdebug.default_enable=1
+xdebug.remote_enable=1
+xdebug.remote_port=9000
+xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
+xdebug.remote_connect_back=0
+xdebug.remote_host=host.docker.internal
+xdebug.idekey=VSCODE
+xdebug.remote_autostart=1
+xdebug.remote_log=/usr/local/etc/php/xdebug.log