diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/main-deploy.yml
index 7ce6e5e..009ba44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-deploy.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./aeye
         run: npm run build
 
-      - name: start the server
-        working-directory: ./aeye
-        run: npm run start
+      - name: start fe
+        run:
+          make up
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb31d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+up:
+	docker compose up -d
+
+down:
+	docker compose down
+
+re:
+	docker-compose restart
+
+logs:
+	docker compose logs
+
+ps:
+	docker compose ps