diff --git a/.config/devenv.yml b/.config/devenv.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c60f338a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/devenv.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+url: http://localhost:3000
+port: 3000
+
+db:
+  host: 127.0.0.1
+  port: 5432
+
+  db: calckey
+
+  user: calckey
+  pass: calckey
+
+redis:
+  host: localhost
+  port: 6379
+  family: 4
+#sonic:
+#  host: localhost
+#  port: 1491
+#  auth: SecretPassword
+#  collection: notes
+#  bucket: default
+
+#elasticsearch:
+#  host: localhost
+#  port: 9200
+#  ssl: false
+#  user:
+#  pass:
+
+id: 'aid'
+
+reservedUsernames:
+  - root
+  - admin
+  - administrator
+  - me
+  - system
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fadce431..63ee4f35f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ coverage
 # config
 /.config/*
 !/.config/example.yml
+!/.config/devenv.yml
 !/.config/docker_example.env
 !/.config/helm_values_example.yml
 
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41d1b3469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# 🌎 Calckey Developer Docs
+
+## Nix Dev Environment
+The Calckey repo comes with a Nix-based shell environment to help make development as easy as possible!
+
+Please note, however, that this environment will not work on Windows outside of a WSL2 environment.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Installed the [Nix Package Manager](https://nixos.org/download.html)
+- Installed [direnv](https://direnv.net/docs/installation.html) and added its hook to your shell.
+
+Once the repo is cloned to your computer, follow these next few steps inside the Calckey folder:
+
+- Run `direnv allow`. This will build the environment and install all needed tools.
+- Run `install-deps`, then `prepare-config`, to install the node dependencies and prepare the needed config files.
+- In a second terminal,  run `devenv up`. This will spawn a **Redis** server, a **Postgres** server, and the **Calckey** server in dev mode.
+- Once you see the Calckey banner printed in your second terminal, run `migrate` in the first.
+- Once migrations finish, open http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.
+- You should now see the admin user creation screen!
+
+Note: When you want to restart a dev server, all you need to do is run `devenv up`, no other steps are necessary.
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fd9098f0d..73d8fe02f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 							# Add additional packages to our environment
 							packages = [
 								pkgs.nodePackages.pnpm
+
+								pkgs.python3
 							];
 							# No need to warn on a new version, we'll update as needed.
 							devenv.warnOnNewVersion = false;
@@ -43,6 +45,18 @@
 							# Enable stable Rust for the backend
 							languages.rust.enable = true;
 							languages.rust.version = "stable";
+							processes = {
+								dev-server.exec = "pnpm run dev";
+							};
+							scripts = {
+								build.exec = "pnpm run build";
+								clean.exec = "pnpm run clean";
+								clear-state.exec = "rm -rf .devenv/state/redis .devenv/state/postgres";
+								format.exec = "pnpm run format";
+								install-deps.exec = "pnpm install";
+								migrate.exec = "pnpm run migrate";
+								prepare-config.exec = "cp .config/devenv.yml .config/default.yml";
+							};
 							services = {
 								postgres = {
 									enable = true;