diff --git a/scripts/backend-development/start-docker.sh b/scripts/backend-development/start-docker.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+parent_path=$( cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" ; pwd -P )
+docker compose -f "$parent_path/../../docker-compose.yaml" up backend-dev --build --attach-dependencies