diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d2259c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
+
+build_env:
+	bin/build_env.sh
+
+docker_config: build_env
+	bin/build_env.sh && docker compose -f compose.dev config
+
+images:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml images
+
+docker_build:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml build
+
+composer:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml run --rm workspace bash -c "composer install"
+
+install_artisan_encryption_key:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml run --rm workspace bash -c "php artisan key:generate"
+
+artisan_run_migrations:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml exec workspace php artisan migrate
+
+npm_run_dev:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml exec -it workspace bash -c "/home/www/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/bin/npm install && /home/www/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/bin/npm run dev"
+
+bash:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml run --rm workspace bash
+
+up: build_env composer up_nobuild artisan_run_migrations npm_run_dev
+
+up_nobuild: install_artisan_encryption_key
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans
+	bin/wait_for_docker.bash "database system is ready to accept connections"
+
+down:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml down
+
+down_ci:
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml down || exit 0
+
+#docker_clean_dangling_images_and_volumes:
+docker_clean:
+	docker rmi $(docker images --filter "dangling=true" -q --no-trunc)
+#docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -qf dangling=true)
+
+logs_tail: build_env
+	docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml logs -f
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32ba721..cccf0b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ git clone https://github.com/rw4lll/laravel-docker-examples.git
 cd laravel-docker-examples
 ```
 
+### On Linux, Mac or shell with make
+
+If you are using a Linux, Mac or Windows with a shell such as Cygwin or similar you can run all the following steps in
+one just by using `make` . 
+
+- To start the development stack run `make up`
+- You can get on the workspace container by running `make bash`
+- To stop the containers run `make down`.
+
+You can check the Makefile to see how all the steps below are automated.
+
 ### Setting Up the Development Environment
 
 1. Copy the .env.example file to .env and adjust any necessary environment variables:
@@ -246,4 +257,4 @@ git commit -m "Description of changes"
 
 ## License
 
-This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
\ No newline at end of file
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
diff --git a/bin/build_env.sh b/bin/build_env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5c96b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/build_env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+uid="$( id -u )"
+gid="$( id -g )"
+
+sed "s/UID=1000/UID=$uid/" .env.example > .env
+sed -i "" "s/GID=1000/UID=$gid/" .env
diff --git a/bin/wait_for_docker.bash b/bin/wait_for_docker.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..59f1c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wait_for_docker.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+waitForDocker () {
+    # wait until we see the required logs
+    WAIT_LOG=$1
+
+    MAX_ATTEMPTS=150
+    ATTEMPTS=0
+    while [ $ATTEMPTS -le $MAX_ATTEMPTS ]; do
+        ATTEMPTS=$(( ATTEMPTS + 1 ))
+
+        echo "Waiting for container log FRASE $WAIT_LOG - (attempt: $ATTEMPTS)..."
+        DOCKER_LOGS=$(docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml logs )
+        if grep -q "$WAIT_LOG" <<< "$DOCKER_LOGS" ; then
+          echo "Containers are Ready!"
+          break
+        else
+          echo "Containers NOT Ready!"
+        fi
+        sleep 2
+    done
+
+    # https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC2181
+    if ! grep -q "$WAIT_LOG" <<< "$DOCKER_LOGS" ; then
+      echo "Containers are not ready, tests will not run!"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+waitForDocker "$@"
diff --git a/compose.dev.yaml b/compose.dev.yaml
index 263480a..d7c6bd7 100644
--- a/compose.dev.yaml
+++ b/compose.dev.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ services:
       - .env
     volumes:
       - ./:/var/www
+    working_dir: /var/www
     networks:
       - laravel-development
 
diff --git a/docker/development/workspace/Dockerfile b/docker/development/workspace/Dockerfile
index 9e5d90e..8bb5b9d 100644
--- a/docker/development/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/development/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ RUN echo 'export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"' >> /home/www/.bashrc && \
     echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"' >> /home/www/.bashrc && \
     echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"' >> /home/www/.bashrc
 
+# Bash completion does not work in one line docker compose exec commands so forcing the installation of symlinks
+USER root
+RUN ln -sf /home/www/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node && \
+    ln -sf /home/www/.nvm/versions/node/v22.0.0/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/npm
+
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /var/www