re-use container created to build the static client to run `yarn dev`

client/Dockerfile

 #################################################
-# container to build the client
+# container shipping client source and dependencies
 #################################################
-FROM node:16-buster as client-static-build
+FROM node:16-buster as client-base-container
 
 ARG API_URL
 
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ RUN yarn install
 
 COPY . /client
 
+
+#################################################
+# container that will generate the client
+#################################################
+FROM client-base-container as client-static-build
+
+ARG API_URL
+
 RUN yarn run generate
 
 

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -41,18 +41,16 @@ services:
       - rabbitmq
       - celery
   front:
-    image: node:15.12.0-buster
-    command: >
-      bash -c "cd client &&
-      yarn install &&
-      yarn dev"
+    build:
+      context: client
+      target: client-base-container
+    command: ['yarn', 'dev']
     environment:
       HOST: 0.0.0.0
       NODE_ENV: development
 #      API_URL: http://172.19.0.1:8000/api
     volumes:
       - ./client:/client
-      - /client/node_modules
     ports:
       - '3000:3000'
   front-static: