diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d72dd8..3af9dbe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ radata/
 dist/
 blockstore/
 orbitdb/
+keys/
 swarm.key
 .DS_Store
 bin/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0be9120..ec2deab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,13 +1,35 @@
 # Installation
 
-## Run this script:
+## Production Installation
+
+Run this script for production deployment:
 
 ```bash
 sudo /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DeBrosOfficial/node/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh)"
 ```
 
+## Local Development
+
+For local development, we have a streamlined workflow:
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/DeBrosOfficial/node.git
+cd node
+
+# Start the development environment
+./scripts/start-dev.sh
+```
+
+This will:
+1. Automatically generate a `.env` file if it doesn't exist
+2. Create development keys in the `keys/` directory
+3. Start the Docker Compose development environment
+
 ## Stop and Clean (optional for debugging)
 
+### Production
+
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
 
@@ -15,3 +37,13 @@ sudo systemctl stop debros-node
 sudo rm -rf /opt/debros-node
 docker system prune -a
 ```
+
+### Development
+
+```bash
+# Stop containers
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down
+
+# Clean environment (optional)
+rm -rf ./keys ./.env ./orbitdb ./blockstore ./logs
+```
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 820f3d3..1ccb2bb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./orbitdb:/app/orbitdb
       - ./blockstore:/app/blockstore
+      - ./keys:/app/keys
       - ./.env:/app/.env
       - ./terms-agreement:/app/terms-agreement
       - ./logs:/app/logs
     environment:
       - PORT=7777
+      - NODE_ENV=development
       # Add other environment variables if needed
     networks:
       - debros-network
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ced55ca..471489f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "npx tsx ./src/server.ts",
+    "dev": "./scripts/start-dev.sh",
     "dev:with-anyone": "npx tsx ./src/server.ts",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
     "lint": "npx eslint src",
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 600b4bb..6fe0daf 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 packages:
-  - 'packages/**'
+  # - 'packages/**'
+  - '../network'
diff --git a/scripts/generate-dev-env.sh b/scripts/generate-dev-env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..13ef0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-dev-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NOCOLOR='\033[0m'
+
+log() {
+    echo -e "${CYAN}[DEV SETUP]${NOCOLOR} $1"
+}
+
+# Base directory - the project root
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")")
+KEY_DIR="$BASE_DIR/keys"
+KEY_NAME="debros_key"
+
+# Create .env file if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f "$BASE_DIR/.env" ]; then
+    log "Generating .env file for development..."
+    
+    # Create keys directory
+    mkdir -p "$KEY_DIR"
+    chmod 700 "$KEY_DIR"
+    
+    # Generate keypair if it doesn't exist
+    if [ ! -f "$KEY_DIR/$KEY_NAME" ]; then
+        log "Creating new key pair..."
+        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$KEY_DIR/$KEY_NAME" -N "" -q
+        log "${GREEN}Keys created in $KEY_DIR${NOCOLOR}"
+    fi
+    
+    # Calculate fingerprint
+    FINGERPRINT=$(ssh-keygen -l -f "$KEY_DIR/$KEY_NAME.pub" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/SHA256://' | base64 -d 2>/dev/null | xxd -p -u | tr -d '\n' | head -c 40)
+    
+    # Default dev values
+    NICKNAME="dev_node"
+    ADMIN_WALLET="devWallet123456789"
+    
+    # Create the .env file with development settings
+    cat > "$BASE_DIR/.env" << EOF
+NICKNAME=$NICKNAME
+FINGERPRINT=$FINGERPRINT
+NODE_ENV=development
+PORT=7777
+ENABLE_ANYONE=true
+HOSTNAME=localhost
+ADMIN_WALLET=$ADMIN_WALLET
+ENABLE_LOAD_BALANCING=true
+SERVICE_DISCOVERY_TOPIC=debros-service-discovery
+HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL=5000
+STALE_PEER_TIMEOUT=30000
+PEER_LOG_INTERVAL=60000
+NODE_PUBLIC_ADDRESS=localhost
+BOOTSTRAP_NODES=/ip4/188.166.113.190/tcp/7778/p2p/12D3KooWNWgs4WAUmE4CsxrL6uuyv1yuTzcRReMe5r7Psemsg2Z9,/ip4/82.208.21.140/tcp/7778/p2p/12D3KooWPUdpNX5N6dsuFAvgwfBMXUoFK2QS5sh8NpjxbfGpkSCi
+MAX_CONNECTIONS=1000
+LOAD_BALANCING_STRATEGY=least-loaded
+ACCEPT_TERMS=true
+KEY_PATH=./keys
+LIBP2P_DEBUG=true
+IPFS_DEBUG=true
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
+DEBUG=libp2p:*
+EOF
+    
+    log "${GREEN}Development .env file created successfully${NOCOLOR}"
+    log "Keys location: $KEY_DIR"
+else
+    log "${GREEN}Development .env file already exists${NOCOLOR}"
+fi
+
+# Make the script executable
+chmod +x "$0"
+
+log "${GREEN}Development environment setup complete${NOCOLOR}"
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diff --git a/scripts/start-dev.sh b/scripts/start-dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1518341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to project root
+cd "$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")")"
+
+# Generate development environment if needed
+./scripts/generate-dev-env.sh
+
+# Start the development container
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
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