diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b71c9b..1ae2592 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ This project deploys the **development** environment to:
 - Firebase Hosting (front end)
 - Vercel (backend server)
 
-This project deploys the development environment to:
+This project deploys the **production** environment to:
 
 - GitHub Pages (front end)
 - Vercel (backend server)
 
-The following requirements are optional. They are only required if there is a need to deploy the web application for live demonstration purposes.
+The following requirements are optional. They are only required if there is a need to deploy the web application for live demonstration purposes. Be sure to check-out and setup the _**required**_ client and server environment variables before proceeding.
 
 ### Requirements
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 9b80c24..9a400e9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ services:
       - /opt/server/node_modules
     ports:
       - "3001:3001"
+      - "9229:9229"
 
 networks:
   my-phonebook-dev:
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index f85981d..036cb04 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node src/index",
-    "dev": "nodemon src/index.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/index.js",
     "docs": "apidoc -i src/controllers/ -o public/docs/",
     "docs:vercel": "apidoc -i src/controllers/ -o public/",
     "lint": "eslint src --ignore-path .gitignore",