diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5556ba2d..11201d7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,45 @@
+# =====
+
+all: install build db server
+rebuild: build server
+
+# =====
+
 install:
 	@echo "Setting up the project..."
 	yarn
 
+build:
+	@echo "Building the docker images..."
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml build
+
 db:
 	@echo "Setting up the database and running migrations..."
-	yarn dockerup-db
-
-	@read -p "Enter the DATABASE_URL for seeding: " DATABASE_URL; \
-	DATABASE_URL=$$DATABASE_URL yarn workspace @creature-chess/data prisma-migrate deploy
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.db.yml up -d postgres
+	docker compose run -e DATABASE_URL nodejs-builder yarn workspace @creature-chess/data prisma migrate deploy
 
 server:
 	@echo "Running the game..."
-	yarn dockerup
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+down:
+	@echo "Stopping the game..."
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down
+	@echo "Stopping the database..."
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.db.yml down
+
+# =====
+
+# This step is used to create a new migration.
+# It creates a new nodejs-builder container, runs the migration command inside,
+# then copies the migration files to the local machine.
+add-migration:
+	@echo "Creating new migration"
+	read -p "Enter the migration name:  " MIGRATION_NAME; \
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.db.yml up -d postgres; \
+	docker compose run -e DATABASE_URL nodejs-builder yarn workspace @creature-chess/data prisma migrate dev --name $$MIGRATION_NAME; \
+	CONTAINER_ID=$$(docker ps -aqf "ancestor=nodejs-builder" --latest); \
+	docker cp $$CONTAINER_ID:/code/modules/@creature-chess/data/prisma/migrations ./modules/@creature-chess/data/prisma/; \
+	docker stop $$CONTAINER_ID; \
+	docker rm $$CONTAINER_ID; \
+	yarn workspace @creature-chess/data prisma generate
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f83fcdb..818dee0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ See "Environment variables" above for info on how to store them.
 
 ### Setup
 
-You can use the following `make` commands to set up the project:
+To build and run the project, you can use `make`:
 
-- `make install` - install dependencies
-- `make db` - seed the database
-  - take the `DATABASE_URL` from `.env` and input it when asked.
-  - you may need to configure the connection string to use `localhost` instead of `postgres` as the host, depending on your setup.
-- `make server` - build and run the docker containers
+```shell
+make
+```
+
+If you change the server, you can run `make rebuild` to rebuild and restart the server.
 
 ### Dev toolkit
 
diff --git a/apps/nodejs-builder.Dockerfile b/apps/nodejs-builder.Dockerfile
index b879ba69..f4de467a 100644
--- a/apps/nodejs-builder.Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/nodejs-builder.Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ADD modules/@shoki/networking/package.json ./modules/@shoki/networking/
 ADD modules/@tools/battle-tester/package.json ./modules/@tools/battle-tester/
 
 # Run the install now that we have the package.json and yarn.lock files
-
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000
 
 # Finally, copy the rest of the source code into the image
@@ -54,7 +53,20 @@ RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000
 # install every time one of these steps has a different result
 
 ADD tsconfig.json ./
-ADD modules/ ./modules/
 
+# Copy and build the `@shoki` packages (excluding board-react)
+ADD modules/@shoki/ ./modules/@shoki/
+RUN yarn workspaces foreach --include "@shoki/*" --exclude "@shoki/board-react" run build
+
+# Copy and build the @creature-chess/models
+ADD modules/@creature-chess/models/ ./modules/@creature-chess/models/
+RUN yarn workspace @creature-chess/models run build
+
+# Copy and build the @creature-chess/data
+ADD modules/@creature-chess/data/ ./modules/@creature-chess/data/
 RUN yarn workspace @creature-chess/data prisma-generate
-RUN yarn workspaces foreach --exclude "@creature-chess-app/*" run build
+RUN yarn workspace @creature-chess/data run build
+
+# Copy and build the remaining `@creature-chess` packages
+ADD modules/@creature-chess/ ./modules/@creature-chess/
+RUN yarn workspaces foreach --include "@creature-chess/*" --exclude "@creature-chess/models" --exclude "@creature-chess/data" run build
diff --git a/docker-compose.db.yml b/docker-compose.db.yml
index f67f30d9..b5726ffe 100644
--- a/docker-compose.db.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.db.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version: "3.8"
 
+networks:
+  creature-chess:
+    name: creature-chess
+    driver: bridge
+
 volumes:
   pgdata:
   pgadmin:
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       start_period: 10s
       retries: 20
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
   # pgadmin, a local web UI for managing the DB
   pgadmin:
     image: dpage/pgadmin4
@@ -33,6 +40,8 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD
     ports:
       - 5050:80
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
     volumes:
       - pgadmin:/root/.pgadmin
     depends_on:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ddc81d99..c356febb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 version: "3.8"
 
+networks:
+  creature-chess:
+    name: creature-chess
+    external: true
+
 services:
   # this is the base image for all nodejs-based apps
   nodejs-builder:
@@ -7,6 +12,8 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: apps/nodejs-builder.Dockerfile
     image: nodejs-builder
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
   # this image builds the web-game app
   # TODO (James) we could extend this in local dev to also watch for changes
   web-game-builder:
@@ -67,6 +74,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 80:80
       - 443:443
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
     depends_on:
       web-game-builder:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
@@ -95,6 +104,8 @@ services:
         - APP_DIR=server-game
     ports:
       - "3000"
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
     restart: always
     depends_on:
       nodejs-builder:
@@ -116,6 +127,8 @@ services:
         - APP_DIR=server-info
     ports:
       - "3000"
+    networks:
+      - creature-chess
     restart: always
     depends_on:
       nodejs-builder:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfa2db00..d7e95634 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 		"start-server-info": "ts-node-dev apps/server-info/index.ts",
 		"start-web-menu": "yarn workspace @creature-chess-app/web-menu dev",
 		"test": "yarn workspaces foreach run test",
-		"dockerup-db": "docker-compose --env-file ./.env -f docker-compose.db.yml up -d",
-		"dockerup-db-live": "docker-compose --env-file ./.env.live -f docker-compose.db.yml up -d",
-		"dockerup": "docker-compose --env-file ./.env -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.db.yml build && docker-compose --env-file ./.env -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.db.yml up",
-		"dockerup-live": "docker-compose --env-file ./.env.live build && docker-compose --env-file ./.env.live up -d",
 		"storybook": "start-storybook -p 6006",
 		"build-storybook": "build-storybook -o ./output",
 		"lint": "eslint \"apps/**/*.ts\" \"modules/**/*.ts\" \"apps/**/*.tsx\" \"modules/**/*.tsx\"",