diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a6b66c431..752b0635c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ nodedata/
 
 deb-package/dist/**
 
+.env
+
+dela/
+bin/
+nodes/
diff --git a/scripts/run_local.sh b/scripts/run_local.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3b9f63be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+# This puts all the different steps of initializing a Dela d-voting network into one shell script.
+# This can be used for development by calling the script and then testing the result locally.
+# The script must be called from the root of the github tree, else it returns an error.
+# If the script is called with `./scripts/run_local.sh clean`, it stops all services.
+# For development, the calls to the different parts can be adjusted, e.g., comment all but
+# `start_backend` to only restart the backend.
+
+if [[ $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) != $(pwd) ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: This script must be started from the root of the git repo"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+asdf_shell() {
+  if ! asdf list "$1" | grep -wq "$2"; then
+    asdf install "$1" "$2"
+  fi
+  asdf local "$1" "$2"
+}
+asdf_shell nodejs 16.20.2
+asdf_shell golang 1.21.0
+mkdir -p nodes
+
+function build_dela() {
+  echo "Building dela-node"
+  if ! [[ -d dela/ ]]; then
+    git clone -b fix-bbolt https://github.com/dedis/dela.git
+  fi
+  export GOBIN=$(pwd)/bin
+  PATH="$PATH":"$GOBIN"
+  if ! [[ -f $GOBIN/crypto ]]; then
+    (cd dela/cli/crypto && go install)
+  fi
+  if ! [[ -f $GOBIN/dvoting ]]; then
+    go install ./cli/dvoting
+  fi
+
+  echo "Installing node directories"
+  for d in backend frontend; do
+    DIR=web/$d
+    if ! [[ -d $DIR/node_modules ]]; then
+      (cd $DIR && npm ci)
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+function keypair() {
+  if ! [[ "$PUBLIC_KEY" ]]; then
+    if ! [[ -f nodes/keypair ]]; then
+      echo "Getting keypair"
+      (cd web/backend && npm run keygen) | tail -n 2 >nodes/keypair
+    fi
+    . nodes/keypair
+    export PUBLIC_KEY PRIVATE_KEY
+  fi
+}
+
+function kill_nodes() {
+  pkill dvoting || true
+  rm -rf nodes/node*
+}
+
+function init_nodes() {
+  kill_nodes
+  keypair
+
+  echo "Starting nodes"
+  for n in $(seq 4); do
+    NODEPORT=$((2000 + n * 2))
+    PROXYPORT=$((2001 + n * 2))
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+    mkdir -p $NODEDIR
+    rm -f $NODEDIR/node.log
+    dvoting --config $NODEDIR start --postinstall --proxyaddr :$PROXYPORT --proxykey $PUBLIC_KEY \
+      --listen tcp://0.0.0.0:$NODEPORT --public http://localhost:$NODEPORT --routing tree --noTLS |
+      ts "Node-$n: " | tee $NODEDIR/node.log &
+  done
+
+  echo "Waiting for nodes to start up"
+  for n in $(seq 4); do
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+    while ! [[ -S $NODEDIR/daemon.sock && -f $NODEDIR/node.log && $(cat $NODEDIR/node.log | wc -l) -ge 2 ]]; do
+      sleep .2
+    done
+  done
+}
+
+function init_dela() {
+  echo "Initializing dela"
+  echo "  Share the certificate"
+  for n in $(seq 2 4); do
+    TOKEN_ARGS=$(dvoting --config ./nodes/node-1 minogrpc token)
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+    dvoting --config $NODEDIR minogrpc join --address //localhost:2002 $TOKEN_ARGS
+  done
+
+  echo "  Create a new chain with the nodes"
+  for n in $(seq 4); do
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+    # add node to the chain
+    MEMBERS="$MEMBERS --member $(dvoting --config $NODEDIR ordering export)"
+  done
+  dvoting --config ./nodes/node-1 ordering setup $MEMBERS
+
+  echo "  Authorize the signer to handle the access contract on each node"
+  for s in $(seq 4); do
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$s
+    IDENTITY=$(crypto bls signer read --path $NODEDIR/private.key --format BASE64_PUBKEY)
+    for n in $(seq 4); do
+      NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+      dvoting --config $NODEDIR access add --identity "$IDENTITY"
+    done
+  done
+
+  echo "  Update the access contract"
+  for n in $(seq 4); do
+    NODEDIR=./nodes/node-$n
+    IDENTITY=$(crypto bls signer read --path $NODEDIR/private.key --format BASE64_PUBKEY)
+    dvoting --config ./nodes/node-1 pool add --key ./nodes/node-1/private.key --args go.dedis.ch/dela.ContractArg \
+      --args go.dedis.ch/dela.Access --args access:grant_id \
+      --args 0300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 --args access:grant_contract \
+      --args go.dedis.ch/dela.Evoting --args access:grant_command --args all --args access:identity --args $IDENTITY \
+      --args access:command --args GRANT
+  done
+}
+
+function kill_db() {
+  docker rm -f postgres_dvoting || true
+}
+
+function init_db() {
+  kill_db
+
+  echo "Starting postgres database"
+  docker run -d -v "$(pwd)/web/backend/src/migration.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql" \
+    -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$DATABASE_PASSWORD -e POSTGRES_USER=$DATABASE_USERNAME \
+    --name postgres_dvoting -p 5432:5432 postgres:15 >/dev/null
+
+  echo "Adding SCIPER to admin"
+  (cd web/backend && npx ts-node src/cli.ts addAdmin --sciper $SCIPER_ADMIN | grep -v Executing)
+}
+
+function kill_backend() {
+  pkill -f "web/backend" || true
+}
+
+function start_backend() {
+  kill_backend
+  keypair
+
+  echo "Running backend"
+  (cd web/backend && npm run start-dev | ts "Backend: " &)
+}
+
+function kill_frontend() {
+  pkill -f "web/frontend" || true
+}
+
+function start_frontend() {
+  kill_frontend
+  keypair
+
+  echo "Running frontend"
+  (cd web/frontend && npm run start-dev | ts "Frontend: " &)
+}
+
+export SCIPER_ADMIN=100100
+export DATABASE_USERNAME=dvoting
+export DATABASE_PASSWORD=postgres
+export FRONT_END_URL="http://localhost:3000"
+export DELA_NODE_URL="http://localhost:2003"
+export BACKEND_HOST="localhost"
+export BACKEND_PORT="6000"
+export SESSION_SECRET="session secret"
+export REACT_APP_NOMOCK=on
+
+if [[ "$1" == "clean" ]]; then
+  kill_frontend
+  kill_nodes
+  kill_backend
+  kill_db
+  exit
+fi
+
+build_dela
+init_nodes
+init_dela
+init_db
+start_backend
+start_frontend
diff --git a/web/backend/package.json b/web/backend/package.json
index abafc84ed..861cb4aa0 100644
--- a/web/backend/package.json
+++ b/web/backend/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "type": "commonjs",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "ts-node -r dotenv/config src/Server.ts dotenv_config_path=config.env",
+    "start-dev": "NODE_ENV=development ts-node -r dotenv/config src/Server.ts dotenv_config_path=config.env",
     "dev": "./node_modules/.bin/nodemon",
     "eslint": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint .",
     "eslint-fix": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint . --fix",
diff --git a/web/backend/src/authManager.ts b/web/backend/src/authManager.ts
index aaceb9b7b..5885d707b 100644
--- a/web/backend/src/authManager.ts
+++ b/web/backend/src/authManager.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const PERMISSIONS = {
 };
 
 let authEnforcer: Enforcer;
+
 /*
 We use the postgres adapter to store the Casbin policies
 we initialize the adapter with the connection string and the migrate option
@@ -83,3 +84,13 @@ export function setMapAuthorization(list: string[][]): Map<String, Array<String>
   }
   return userRights;
 }
+
+// Reads a SCIPER from a string and returns the number. If the SCIPER is not in
+// the range between 100000 and 999999, an error is thrown.
+export function readSCIPER(s: string): number {
+  const n = parseInt(s, 10);
+  if (n < 100000 || n > 999999) {
+    throw new Error(`SCIPER is out of range. ${n} is not between 100000 and 999999`);
+  }
+  return n;
+}
diff --git a/web/backend/src/cli.ts b/web/backend/src/cli.ts
index 3a37593e4..e8a740174 100755
--- a/web/backend/src/cli.ts
+++ b/web/backend/src/cli.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { SequelizeAdapter } from 'casbin-sequelize-adapter';
 import { newEnforcer } from 'casbin';
 import { curve } from '@dedis/kyber';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
-import { PERMISSIONS } from './authManager';
+import { PERMISSIONS, readSCIPER } from './authManager';
 
 const program = new Command();
 
@@ -95,16 +95,13 @@ program
       const scipers: Array<string> = data.split('\n');
       const policies = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < scipers.length; i += 1) {
-        const sciper: number = Number(scipers[i]);
-        if (Number.isNaN(sciper)) {
-          throw new InvalidArgumentError(`SCIPER '${sciper}' on line ${i + 1} is not a number`);
-        }
-        if (sciper > 999999 || sciper < 100000) {
+        try {
+          policies[i] = [readSCIPER(scipers[i]), electionId, PERMISSIONS.ACTIONS.VOTE];
+        } catch (e) {
           throw new InvalidArgumentError(
-            `SCIPER '${sciper}' on line ${i + 1} is outside acceptable range (100000..999999)`
+            `SCIPER '${scipers[i]}' on line ${i + 1} is not a valid sciper: ${e}`
           );
         }
-        policies[i] = [scipers[i], electionId, PERMISSIONS.ACTIONS.VOTE];
       }
       const enforcer = await initEnforcer();
       await enforcer.addPolicies(policies);
diff --git a/web/backend/src/controllers/authentication.ts b/web/backend/src/controllers/authentication.ts
index fa224605d..2a731391c 100644
--- a/web/backend/src/controllers/authentication.ts
+++ b/web/backend/src/controllers/authentication.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,41 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import axios, { AxiosError } from 'axios';
 import { sciper2sess } from '../session';
-import { getUserPermissions, setMapAuthorization } from '../authManager';
+import { getUserPermissions, readSCIPER, setMapAuthorization } from '../authManager';
 
 export const authenticationRouter = express.Router();
 
+authenticationRouter.get('/get_dev_login', (req, res) => {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
+    const err = `/get_dev_login can only be called in development: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`;
+    console.error(err);
+    res.status(500).send(err);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (process.env.SCIPER_ADMIN === undefined) {
+    const err = 'Please set SCIPER_ADMIN for /get/dev/login endpoint';
+    console.error(err);
+    res.status(500).send(err);
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    req.session.userId = readSCIPER(process.env.SCIPER_ADMIN);
+    req.session.lastName = 'develo';
+    req.session.firstName = 'pment';
+  } catch (e) {
+    const err = `Invalid SCIPER_ADMIN: ${e}`;
+    console.error(err);
+    res.status(500).send(err);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const sciperSessions = sciper2sess.get(req.session.userId) || new Set<string>();
+  sciperSessions.add(req.sessionID);
+  sciper2sess.set(req.session.userId, sciperSessions);
+
+  res.redirect('/logged');
+});
+
 // This is via this endpoint that the client request the tequila key, this key
 // will then be used for redirection on the tequila server
 authenticationRouter.get('/get_teq_key', (req, res) => {
diff --git a/web/backend/src/controllers/users.ts b/web/backend/src/controllers/users.ts
index 723848b58..48922afe5 100644
--- a/web/backend/src/controllers/users.ts
+++ b/web/backend/src/controllers/users.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import express from 'express';
 
-import { isAuthorized, PERMISSIONS } from '../authManager';
+import { isAuthorized, PERMISSIONS, readSCIPER } from '../authManager';
 
 export const usersRouter = express.Router();
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ usersRouter.post('/add_role', (req, res, next) => {
     return;
   }
 
-  const { sciper } = req.body;
-
-  // The sciper has to contain 6 numbers
-  if (sciper > 999999 || sciper < 100000) {
+  try {
+    readSCIPER(req.body.sciper);
+  } catch (e) {
     res.status(400).send('Sciper length is incorrect');
     return;
   }
+
   next();
   // Call https://search-api.epfl.ch/api/ldap?q=228271, if the answer is
   // empty then sciper unknown, otherwise add it in userDB
diff --git a/web/backend/yarn.lock b/web/backend/yarn.lock
index a1b7c8d97..2c194d20e 100644
--- a/web/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/web/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@
     "@jridgewell/resolve-uri" "^3.0.3"
     "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.10"
 
-"@lmdb/lmdb-linux-x64@2.4.5":
-  "integrity" "sha512-p2jWhERu6Mdrm7HmPwucbvrVYNCo+NZNz9YRFGc/91zuslqCr12jzNYpXy9j+ZtxqEC/dbZUkta29FESzO3FZA=="
-  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lmdb/lmdb-linux-x64/-/lmdb-linux-x64-2.4.5.tgz"
+"@lmdb/lmdb-darwin-arm64@2.4.5":
+  "integrity" "sha512-JlYSjhyPUQI2dyH497WkZ+AqPQZZ0v3xyAmjMpKrucgnoPGoNbSYg/LNvfVx9WE2iQunZ7vUkofunFZxuQLDcQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@lmdb/lmdb-darwin-arm64/-/lmdb-darwin-arm64-2.4.5.tgz"
   "version" "2.4.5"
 
-"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64@2.0.2":
-  "integrity" "sha512-zrBHaePwcv4cQXxzYgNj0+A8I1uVN97E7/3LmkRocYZ+rMwUsnPpp4RuTAHSRoKlTQV3nSdCQW4Qdt4MXw/iHw=="
-  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64/-/msgpackr-extract-linux-x64-2.0.2.tgz"
+"@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64@2.0.2":
+  "integrity" "sha512-FMX5i7a+ojIguHpWbzh5MCsCouJkwf4z4ejdUY/fsgB9Vkdak4ZnoIEskOyOUMMB4lctiZFGszFQJXUeFL8tRg=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/@msgpackr-extract/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64/-/msgpackr-extract-darwin-arm64-2.0.2.tgz"
   "version" "2.0.2"
 
 "@nodelib/fs.scandir@2.1.5":
@@ -678,6 +678,11 @@
     "readable-stream" "^3.6.0"
     "safe-buffer" "^5.2.0"
 
+"buffer-writer@2.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-a7ZpuTZU1TRtnwyCNW3I5dc0wWNC3VR9S++Ewyk2HHZdrO3CQJqSpd+95Us590V6AL7JqUAH2IwZ/398PmNFgw=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-writer/-/buffer-writer-2.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "2.0.0"
+
 "buffer-xor@^1.0.3":
   "integrity" "sha512-571s0T7nZWK6vB67HI5dyUF7wXiNcfaPPPTl6zYCNApANjIvYJTg7hlud/+cJpdAhS7dVzqMLmfhfHR3rAcOjQ=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-xor/-/buffer-xor-1.0.3.tgz"
@@ -805,6 +810,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "delayed-stream" "~1.0.0"
 
+"commander@^11.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-9HMlXtt/BNoYr8ooyjjNRdIilOTkVJXB+GhxMTtOKwk0R4j4lS4NpjuqmRxroBfnfTSHQIHQB7wryHhXarNjmQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-11.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "11.0.0"
+
 "commander@^2.20.3":
   "integrity" "sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz"
@@ -1565,6 +1575,11 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz"
   "version" "1.0.0"
 
+"fsevents@~2.3.2":
+  "integrity" "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz"
+  "version" "2.3.2"
+
 "function-bind@^1.1.1":
   "integrity" "sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz"
@@ -2518,6 +2533,11 @@
     "registry-url" "^5.0.0"
     "semver" "^6.2.0"
 
+"packet-reader@1.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-HAKu/fG3HpHFO0AA8WE8q2g+gBJaZ9MG7fcKk+IJPLTGAD6Psw4443l+9DGRbOIh3/aXr7Phy0TjilYivJo5XQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/packet-reader/-/packet-reader-1.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "1.0.0"
+
 "parent-module@^1.0.0":
   "integrity" "sha512-GQ2EWRpQV8/o+Aw8YqtfZZPfNRWZYkbidE9k5rpl/hC3vtHHBfGm2Ifi6qWV+coDGkrUKZAxE3Lot5kcsRlh+g=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/parent-module/-/parent-module-1.0.1.tgz"
@@ -2582,16 +2602,91 @@
     "safe-buffer" "^5.0.1"
     "sha.js" "^2.4.8"
 
-"pg-connection-string@^2.5.0":
-  "integrity" "sha512-r5o/V/ORTA6TmUnyWZR9nCj1klXCO2CEKNRlVuJptZe85QuhFayC7WeMic7ndayT5IRIR0S0xFxFi2ousartlQ=="
-  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.5.0.tgz"
-  "version" "2.5.0"
+"pg-cloudflare@^1.1.1":
+  "integrity" "sha512-xWPagP/4B6BgFO+EKz3JONXv3YDgvkbVrGw2mTo3D6tVDQRh1e7cqVGvyR3BE+eQgAvx1XhW/iEASj4/jCWl3Q=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-cloudflare/-/pg-cloudflare-1.1.1.tgz"
+  "version" "1.1.1"
+
+"pg-connection-string@^2.5.0", "pg-connection-string@^2.6.2":
+  "integrity" "sha512-ch6OwaeaPYcova4kKZ15sbJ2hKb/VP48ZD2gE7i1J+L4MspCtBMAx8nMgz7bksc7IojCIIWuEhHibSMFH8m8oA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.6.2.tgz"
+  "version" "2.6.2"
+
+"pg-int8@1.0.1":
+  "integrity" "sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz"
+  "version" "1.0.1"
+
+"pg-pool@^3.6.1":
+  "integrity" "sha512-jizsIzhkIitxCGfPRzJn1ZdcosIt3pz9Sh3V01fm1vZnbnCMgmGl5wvGGdNN2EL9Rmb0EcFoCkixH4Pu+sP9Og=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-pool/-/pg-pool-3.6.1.tgz"
+  "version" "3.6.1"
+
+"pg-protocol@^1.6.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-M+PDm637OY5WM307051+bsDia5Xej6d9IR4GwJse1qA1DIhiKlksvrneZOYQq42OM+spubpcNYEo2FcKQrDk+Q=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-protocol/-/pg-protocol-1.6.0.tgz"
+  "version" "1.6.0"
+
+"pg-types@^2.1.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz"
+  "version" "2.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "pg-int8" "1.0.1"
+    "postgres-array" "~2.0.0"
+    "postgres-bytea" "~1.0.0"
+    "postgres-date" "~1.0.4"
+    "postgres-interval" "^1.1.0"
+
+"pg@^8.11.1", "pg@>=8.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-l4rmVeV8qTIrrPrIR3kZQqBgSN93331s9i6wiUiLOSk0Q7PmUxZD/m1rQI622l3NfqBby9Ar5PABfS/SulfieQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.11.2.tgz"
+  "version" "8.11.2"
+  dependencies:
+    "buffer-writer" "2.0.0"
+    "packet-reader" "1.0.0"
+    "pg-connection-string" "^2.6.2"
+    "pg-pool" "^3.6.1"
+    "pg-protocol" "^1.6.0"
+    "pg-types" "^2.1.0"
+    "pgpass" "1.x"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    "pg-cloudflare" "^1.1.1"
+
+"pgpass@1.x":
+  "integrity" "sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.5.tgz"
+  "version" "1.0.5"
+  dependencies:
+    "split2" "^4.1.0"
 
 "picomatch@^2.0.4", "picomatch@^2.2.1", "picomatch@^2.2.3", "picomatch@^2.3.1":
   "integrity" "sha512-JU3teHTNjmE2VCGFzuY8EXzCDVwEqB2a8fsIvwaStHhAWJEeVd1o1QD80CU6+ZdEXXSLbSsuLwJjkCBWqRQUVA=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz"
   "version" "2.3.1"
 
+"postgres-array@~2.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "2.0.0"
+
+"postgres-bytea@~1.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-xy3pmLuQqRBZBXDULy7KbaitYqLcmxigw14Q5sj8QBVLqEwXfeybIKVWiqAXTlcvdvb0+xkOtDbfQMOf4lST1w=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.0.tgz"
+  "version" "1.0.0"
+
+"postgres-date@~1.0.4":
+  "integrity" "sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.7.tgz"
+  "version" "1.0.7"
+
+"postgres-interval@^1.1.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz"
+  "version" "1.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "xtend" "^4.0.0"
+
 "prelude-ls@^1.2.1":
   "integrity" "sha512-vkcDPrRZo1QZLbn5RLGPpg/WmIQ65qoWWhcGKf/b5eplkkarX0m9z8ppCat4mlOqUsWpyNuYgO3VRyrYHSzX5g=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/prelude-ls/-/prelude-ls-1.2.1.tgz"
@@ -2993,6 +3088,11 @@
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz"
   "version" "3.0.0"
 
+"split2@^4.1.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-UcjcJOWknrNkF6PLX83qcHM6KHgVKNkV62Y8a5uYDVv9ydGQVwAHMKqHdJje1VTWpljG0WYpCDhrCdAOYH4TWg=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz"
+  "version" "4.2.0"
+
 "statuses@2.0.1":
   "integrity" "sha512-RwNA9Z/7PrK06rYLIzFMlaF+l73iwpzsqRIFgbMLbTcLD6cOao82TaWefPXQvB2fOC4AjuYSEndS7N/mTCbkdQ=="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.1.tgz"
@@ -3362,6 +3462,11 @@
     "commander" "^2.20.3"
     "cssfilter" "0.0.10"
 
+"xtend@^4.0.0":
+  "integrity" "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ=="
+  "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz"
+  "version" "4.0.2"
+
 "yallist@^2.1.2":
   "integrity" "sha1-HBH5IY8HYImkfdUS+TxmmaaoHVI="
   "resolved" "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-2.1.2.tgz"
diff --git a/web/frontend/package.json b/web/frontend/package.json
index 9475b197b..949c866b7 100644
--- a/web/frontend/package.json
+++ b/web/frontend/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "HTTPS=true react-scripts start",
+    "start-dev": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "HTTPS=true react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject",
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/components/utils/Endpoints.tsx b/web/frontend/src/components/utils/Endpoints.tsx
index 93b8b4216..070589c4b 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/components/utils/Endpoints.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/src/components/utils/Endpoints.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // information accessed through the middleware
 export const ENDPOINT_GET_TEQ_KEY = '/api/get_teq_key';
+export const ENDPOINT_DEV_LOGIN = '/api/get_dev_login';
 export const ENDPOINT_PERSONAL_INFO = '/api/personal_info';
 export const ENDPOINT_LOGOUT = '/api/logout';
 export const ENDPOINT_USER_RIGHTS = '/api/user_rights';
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/pages/session/HandleLogin.tsx b/web/frontend/src/pages/session/HandleLogin.tsx
index a204facdf..88d5326b1 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/pages/session/HandleLogin.tsx
+++ b/web/frontend/src/pages/session/HandleLogin.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-import { ENDPOINT_GET_TEQ_KEY } from 'components/utils/Endpoints';
+import { ENDPOINT_DEV_LOGIN, ENDPOINT_GET_TEQ_KEY } from 'components/utils/Endpoints';
 import { FlashLevel, FlashState } from 'index';
 
 // The backend will provide the client the URL to make a Tequila authentication.
 // We therefore redirect to this address.
 const handleLogin = async (fctx: FlashState) => {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch(ENDPOINT_GET_TEQ_KEY);
+    let res;
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      await fetch(ENDPOINT_DEV_LOGIN);
+      window.location.reload();
+      return;
+    } else {
+      res = await fetch(ENDPOINT_GET_TEQ_KEY);
+    }
 
     const d = new Date();
     d.setTime(d.getTime() + 120000);