diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 10e3fab..22c02ed 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ COPY ./src/frontend/packages/eslint-config-people/package.json ./packages/eslint
 
 RUN yarn --frozen-lockfile
 
-### ---- Front-end builder image ----
-FROM node:20 as frontend-builder
+### ---- Front-end builder dev image ----
+FROM node:20 as frontend-builder-dev
 
 WORKDIR /builder
 
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ COPY ./src/frontend .
 
 WORKDIR ./apps/desk
 
-RUN yarn build
+### ---- Front-end builder image ----
+FROM frontend-builder-dev as frontend-builder
 
+RUN yarn build
 
 # ---- Front-end image ----
 FROM nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:1.25 as frontend-production
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0903578..3ce4ea2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -323,3 +323,12 @@ frontend-i18n-generate: \
 frontend-i18n-compile: ## Format the crowin json files used deploy to the apps
 	cd $(PATH_FRONT) && yarn i18n:deploy
 .PHONY: frontend-i18n-compile
+
+# -- K8S
+start-kind: ## Create the kubernetes cluster
+	./bin/start-kind.sh
+.PHONY: start-kind
+
+tilt-up: ## start tilt - k8s local development
+	tilt up -f ./bin/Tiltfile
+.PHONY: tilt-up
diff --git a/bin/Tiltfile b/bin/Tiltfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3beba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/Tiltfile
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+load('ext://uibutton', 'cmd_button', 'bool_input', 'location')
+load('ext://namespace', 'namespace_create', 'namespace_inject')
+namespace_create('desk')
+
+docker_build(
+    'localhost:5001/people-backend:latest',
+    context='..',
+    dockerfile='../Dockerfile',
+    only=['./src/backend', './src/mail', './docker'],
+    target = 'backend-production',
+    live_update=[
+        sync('../src/backend', '/app'),
+        run(
+            'pip install -r /app/requirements.txt',
+            trigger=['./api/requirements.txt']
+        )
+    ]
+)
+
+docker_build(
+    'localhost:5001/people-frontend:latest',
+    context='..',
+    dockerfile='../Dockerfile',
+    build_args={'ENV': 'dev'},
+    only=['./src/frontend', './src/mail', './docker'],
+    target = 'frontend-builder-dev',
+    live_update=[
+        sync('../src/frontend', '/builder'),
+    ]
+)
+
+k8s_yaml(local('cd ../src/helm && helmfile -n desk -e dev template .'))
+
+migration = '''
+set -eu
+# get k8s pod name from tilt resource name
+POD_NAME="$(tilt get kubernetesdiscovery desk-backend -ojsonpath='{.status.pods[0].name}')"
+kubectl -n desk exec "$POD_NAME" -- python manage.py makemigrations
+'''
+cmd_button('Make migration',
+           argv=['sh', '-c', migration],
+           resource='desk-backend',
+           icon_name='developer_board',
+           text='Run makemigration',
+)
+
+pod_migrate = '''
+set -eu
+# get k8s pod name from tilt resource name
+POD_NAME="$(tilt get kubernetesdiscovery desk-backend -ojsonpath='{.status.pods[0].name}')"
+kubectl -n desk exec "$POD_NAME" -- python manage.py migrate --no-input
+'''
+cmd_button('Migrate db',
+           argv=['sh', '-c', pod_migrate],
+           resource='desk-backend',
+           icon_name='developer_board',
+           text='Run database migration',
+)
+
+pod_add_admin = '''
+set -eu
+# get k8s pod name from tilt resource name
+POD_NAME="$(tilt get kubernetesdiscovery desk-backend -ojsonpath='{.status.pods[0].name}')"
+kubectl -n desk exec "$POD_NAME" -- python manage.py createsuperuser --password admin --admin_email admin@example.com
+'''
+cmd_button('Add admin',
+           argv=['sh', '-c', pod_add_admin],
+           resource='desk-backend',
+           icon_name='developer_board',
+           text='Create superadmin',
+)
diff --git a/bin/start-kind.sh b/bin/start-kind.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ff239c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start-kind.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -o errexit
+
+CURRENT_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+# 0. Create ca
+echo "0. Create ca"
+mkcert -install
+cd /tmp
+mkcert "127.0.0.1.nip.io" "*.127.0.0.1.nip.io"
+cd $CURRENT_DIR
+
+# 1. Create registry container unless it already exists
+echo "1. Create registry container unless it already exists"
+reg_name='kind-registry'
+reg_port='5001'
+if [ "$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "${reg_name}" 2>/dev/null || true)" != 'true' ]; then
+	docker run \
+		-d --restart=always -p "127.0.0.1:${reg_port}:5000" --network bridge --name "${reg_name}" \
+		registry:2
+fi
+
+# 2. Create kind cluster with containerd registry config dir enabled
+echo "2. Create kind cluster with containerd registry config dir enabled"
+# TODO: kind will eventually enable this by default and this patch will
+# be unnecessary.
+#
+# See:
+# https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/2875
+# https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/cri/config.md#registry-configuration
+# See: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/hosts.md
+cat <<EOF | kind create cluster --config=-
+kind: Cluster
+apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
+containerdConfigPatches:
+- |-
+  [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".registry]
+    config_path = "/etc/containerd/certs.d"
+nodes:
+- role: control-plane
+  image: kindest/node:v1.27.3
+  kubeadmConfigPatches:
+  - |
+    kind: InitConfiguration
+    nodeRegistration:
+      kubeletExtraArgs:
+        node-labels: "ingress-ready=true"
+  extraPortMappings:
+  - containerPort: 80
+    hostPort: 80
+    protocol: TCP
+  - containerPort: 443
+    hostPort: 443
+    protocol: TCP
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.27.3
+- role: worker
+  image: kindest/node:v1.27.3
+EOF
+
+# 3. Add the registry config to the nodes
+echo "3. Add the registry config to the nodes"
+#
+# This is necessary because localhost resolves to loopback addresses that are
+# network-namespace local.
+# In other words: localhost in the container is not localhost on the host.
+#
+# We want a consistent name that works from both ends, so we tell containerd to
+# alias localhost:${reg_port} to the registry container when pulling images
+REGISTRY_DIR="/etc/containerd/certs.d/localhost:${reg_port}"
+for node in $(kind get nodes); do
+	docker exec "${node}" mkdir -p "${REGISTRY_DIR}"
+	cat <<EOF | docker exec -i "${node}" cp /dev/stdin "${REGISTRY_DIR}/hosts.toml"
+[host."http://${reg_name}:5000"]
+EOF
+done
+
+# 4. Connect the registry to the cluster network if not already connected
+echo "4. Connect the registry to the cluster network if not already connected"
+# This allows kind to bootstrap the network but ensures they're on the same network
+if [ "$(docker inspect -f='{{json .NetworkSettings.Networks.kind}}' "${reg_name}")" = 'null' ]; then
+	docker network connect "kind" "${reg_name}"
+fi
+
+# 5. Document the local registry
+echo "5. Document the local registry"
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-cluster-lifecycle/generic/1755-communicating-a-local-registry
+cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: local-registry-hosting
+  namespace: kube-public
+data:
+  localRegistryHosting.v1: |
+    host: "localhost:${reg_port}"
+    help: "https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/local-registry/"
+EOF
+
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/main/deploy/static/provider/kind/deploy.yaml
+kubectl -n ingress-nginx create secret tls mkcert --key /tmp/127.0.0.1.nip.io+1-key.pem --cert /tmp/127.0.0.1.nip.io+1.pem
+kubectl -n ingress-nginx patch deployments.apps ingress-nginx-controller --type 'json' -p '[{"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-", "value":"--default-ssl-certificate=ingress-nginx/mkcert"}]'
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.desk.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.desk.yaml.gotmpl
index c576884..bad0020 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.desk.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/dev/values.desk.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ image:
   tag: "latest"
 
 backend:
+  replicas: 1
   envVars:
     DJANGO_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: https://desk.127.0.0.1.nip.io,http://desk.127.0.0.1.nip.io
     DJANGO_CONFIGURATION: Production
@@ -49,8 +50,23 @@ backend:
     POSTGRES_USER: dinum
     POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pass
     REDIS_URL: redis://default:pass@redis-master:6379/1
+  command:
+    - "gunicorn"
+    - "-c"
+    - "/usr/local/etc/gunicorn/people.py"
+    - "people.wsgi:application"
+    - "--reload"
 
 frontend:
+  envVars:
+    PORT: 8080
+    NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: https://desk.127.0.0.1.nip.io/api/v1.0/
+
+  replicas: 1
+  command:
+    - yarn
+    - dev
+
   image:
     repository: localhost:5001/people-frontend
     pullPolicy: Always
diff --git a/src/helm/helmfile.yaml b/src/helm/helmfile.yaml
index 482e58a..71685dc 100644
--- a/src/helm/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/src/helm/helmfile.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ releases:
     values:
       - auth:
           password: pass
+        architecture: standalone
 
   - name: extra
     installed: {{ ne .Environment.Name "dev" | toYaml }}