diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 3559649..29898a3 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-.idea
-node_modules
-docker-compose.*
+**/.idea
+**/node_modules
+**/docker-compose.*
 .dockerignore
+.claude
diff --git a/.env.docker.example b/.env.docker.example
index e7ad3b2..6b3846e 100644
--- a/.env.docker.example
+++ b/.env.docker.example
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ CLIENT_PORT=4400
 AUTH_PROVIDER_PORT=4500
 
 WATCH="false"
+
+# for development
+# MB_RUN_MODE="dev"
+# METASTORE_DEV_SERVER_URL=""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index a39bbf4..daf450a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     name: e2e-tests
     env:
-      PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ENTERPRISE_TOKEN }}
+      PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STAGING_MB_ALL_FEATURES_TOKEN }}
+      MB_RUN_MODE: dev
+      METASTORE_DEV_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.METASTORE_DEV_SERVER_URL }}
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
@@ -28,8 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Sample App in Docker
         run: |
           cp .env.docker.example .env.docker &&
-          npm run docker:up -- -d  &&
-          while ! nc -z localhost 4400; do sleep 1; done
+          npm run docker:e2e:up -- --wait
 
       - name: Install Chrome v111
         uses: browser-actions/setup-chrome@v1
@@ -52,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
           name: cypress-recording-latest
           path: |
             ./e2e/cypress
-          if-no-files-found: ignore
\ No newline at end of file
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b47a348..15bdcdc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ build
 # debug
 *.log
 npm-debug.log*
+
+
+# agents
+.claude
diff --git a/docker-compose.local-dist.yml b/docker-compose.local-dist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b24a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.local-dist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+services:
+  metabase:
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./local-dist/metabase.jar
+        target: /app/metabase.jar
+        read_only: true
+        bind:
+          create_host_path: false
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 035f7f7..23274c2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 services:
   metabase:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: metabase/Dockerfile
+    image: metabase/metabase-enterprise:v1.55.x
     environment:
-      MB_CONFIG_FILE_PATH: "./app/init-config.yml"
+      MB_CONFIG_FILE_PATH: /app/config.yml
       MB_JETTY_PORT: "${MB_PORT}"
       MB_EDITION: "ee"
       MB_SITE_URL: "http://localhost:${MB_PORT}/"
       MB_JWT_SHARED_SECRET: "${METABASE_JWT_SHARED_SECRET}"
       MB_SETUP_TOKEN: "${PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN}"
       MB_PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN: "${PREMIUM_EMBEDDING_TOKEN}"
+      MB_RUN_MODE: "${MB_RUN_MODE}"
+      METASTORE_DEV_SERVER_URL: "${METASTORE_DEV_SERVER_URL}"
       MB_JWT_IDENTITY_PROVIDER_URI: "http://localhost:${AUTH_PROVIDER_PORT}/sso/metabase"
     healthcheck:
       test: curl --fail -X GET -I "http://localhost:${MB_PORT}/api/health" || exit 1
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ services:
       retries: 10
     ports:
       - "${MB_PORT}:${MB_PORT}"
+    volumes:
+      - ./metabase/config.yml:/app/config.yml
 
   client:
     depends_on:
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       CLIENT_PORT: "${CLIENT_PORT}"
       VITE_METABASE_INSTANCE_URL: "http://localhost:${MB_PORT}"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: curl --fail -X GET -I "http://localhost:${CLIENT_PORT}/" || exit 1
+      interval: 2s
+      timeout: 2s
+      retries: 5
     ports:
       - "${CLIENT_PORT}:${CLIENT_PORT}"
     volumes:
diff --git a/metabase/Dockerfile b/metabase/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index d2250c1..0000000
--- a/metabase/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-FROM metabase/metabase-enterprise:v1.55.x
-
-COPY ./metabase /app/
-COPY ./local-dist /app/local-dist
-
-RUN if [ -f ./app/local-dist/metabase.jar ]; then \
-      echo "Local metabase.jar is found in ./app/local-dist, running it..."; \
-      cp ./app/local-dist/metabase.jar /app/metabase.jar; \
-    else \
-      echo "Local metabase.jar is not found in ./app/local-dist, skipping copy"; \
-    fi
diff --git a/metabase/init-config.yml b/metabase/config.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from metabase/init-config.yml
rename to metabase/config.yml
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 111e2a9..ad0dbec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "npm run docker:up",
+    "start": "npm run docker:up -- --build",
     "docker:up": "docker compose --env-file .env.docker up",
-    "docker:down": "docker compose --env-file .env.docker down --rmi all --volumes"
+    "docker:e2e:up": "yarn docker:up",
+    "docker:local-dist:up": "docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.local-dist.yml --env-file .env.docker up",
+    "docker:down": "docker compose --env-file .env.docker down",
+    "docker:rm": "yarn docker:down --rmi all --volumes"
   }
 }