diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c017c0e..f8e2bc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,3 +139,61 @@ ### Architecture
 - **mysql**: Database storage for articles, logs, and application data
 
 Both app containers use the same Docker image but with different commands (`web` or `queue`). Environment variables are passed from your `.env` file to configure database access and Lemmy integration.
+
+## Development Setup
+
+For local development with Podman:
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Podman and podman-compose installed
+- Git
+
+### Quick Start
+
+1. **Clone and start the development environment:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone <repository-url>
+   cd ffr
+   ./docker/dev/podman/start-dev.sh
+   ```
+
+2. **Access the application:**
+   - **Web interface**: http://localhost:8000
+   - **Vite dev server**: http://localhost:5173  
+   - **Database**: localhost:3307
+   - **Redis**: localhost:6380
+
+### Development Commands
+
+**Load Sail-compatible aliases:**
+```bash
+source docker/dev/podman/podman-sail-alias.sh
+```
+
+**Useful commands:**
+```bash
+# Run tests
+ffr-test
+
+# Execute artisan commands
+ffr-artisan migrate
+ffr-artisan tinker
+
+# View application logs
+ffr-logs
+
+# Open container shell
+ffr-shell
+
+# Stop environment
+podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml down
+```
+
+### Development Features
+
+- **Hot reload**: Vite automatically reloads frontend changes
+- **Database**: Pre-configured MySQL with migrations and seeders
+- **Redis**: Configured for caching, sessions, and queues
+- **Laravel Horizon**: Available for queue monitoring
+- **No configuration needed**: Development environment uses preset configuration
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..303786e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Inertia\Middleware;
+
+class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
+{
+    /**
+     * The root template that's loaded on the first page visit.
+     *
+     * @see https://inertiajs.com/server-side-setup#root-template
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $rootView = 'app';
+
+    /**
+     * Determines the current asset version.
+     *
+     * @see https://inertiajs.com/asset-versioning
+     */
+    public function version(Request $request): ?string
+    {
+        return parent::version($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Define the props that are shared by default.
+     *
+     * @see https://inertiajs.com/shared-data
+     *
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function share(Request $request): array
+    {
+        return array_merge(parent::share($request), [
+            //
+        ]);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/.env.dev b/docker/dev/podman/.env.dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0df808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/.env.dev
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+APP_NAME="FFR Development"
+APP_ENV=local
+APP_KEY=base64:YOUR_APP_KEY_HERE
+APP_DEBUG=true
+APP_TIMEZONE=UTC
+APP_URL=http://localhost:8000
+
+APP_LOCALE=en
+APP_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en
+APP_FAKER_LOCALE=en_US
+
+APP_MAINTENANCE_DRIVER=file
+APP_MAINTENANCE_STORE=database
+
+BCRYPT_ROUNDS=12
+
+LOG_CHANNEL=stack
+LOG_STACK=single
+LOG_DEPRECATIONS_CHANNEL=null
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
+
+DB_CONNECTION=mysql
+DB_HOST=db
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_DATABASE=ffr_dev
+DB_USERNAME=ffr_user
+DB_PASSWORD=ffr_password
+
+SESSION_DRIVER=redis
+SESSION_LIFETIME=120
+SESSION_ENCRYPT=false
+SESSION_PATH=/
+SESSION_DOMAIN=null
+
+BROADCAST_CONNECTION=log
+FILESYSTEM_DISK=local
+QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis
+
+CACHE_STORE=redis
+CACHE_PREFIX=
+
+REDIS_CLIENT=phpredis
+REDIS_HOST=redis
+REDIS_PASSWORD=null
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+
+MAIL_MAILER=log
+MAIL_HOST=127.0.0.1
+MAIL_PORT=2525
+MAIL_USERNAME=null
+MAIL_PASSWORD=null
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
+MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="hello@example.com"
+MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
+
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
+AWS_BUCKET=
+AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=false
+
+VITE_APP_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile b/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f990236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+FROM docker.io/library/php:8.4-fpm
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    git \
+    curl \
+    libpng-dev \
+    libonig-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    zip \
+    unzip \
+    nodejs \
+    npm \
+    default-mysql-client \
+    && docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql mbstring exif pcntl bcmath gd \
+    && pecl install redis \
+    && docker-php-ext-enable redis
+
+# Install Composer
+COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+# Install Node.js 20.x (for better compatibility)
+RUN curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs
+
+# Copy composer files and install PHP dependencies
+COPY composer.json ./
+RUN composer install --optimize-autoloader --no-scripts
+
+# Copy package.json and install Node dependencies
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Set permissions
+RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html \
+    && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/storage \
+    && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache
+
+# Copy and set up container start script
+COPY docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh /usr/local/bin/container-start.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/container-start.sh
+
+EXPOSE 8000 5173
+
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/container-start.sh"]
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh b/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d1a669d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copy development environment configuration
+cp /var/www/html/docker/dev/podman/.env.dev /var/www/html/.env
+
+# Install/update dependencies
+echo "Installing PHP dependencies..."
+composer install --no-interaction
+
+echo "Installing Node dependencies..."
+npm install
+
+# Generate app key if not set or empty
+if grep -q "APP_KEY=base64:YOUR_APP_KEY_HERE" /var/www/html/.env || ! grep -q "APP_KEY=base64:" /var/www/html/.env; then
+    echo "Generating application key..."
+    php artisan key:generate --force
+fi
+
+# Wait for database to be ready
+echo "Waiting for database..."
+while ! mysql -h db -u ffr_user -pffr_password --connect-timeout=2 -e "SELECT 1" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    echo "Database not ready, waiting..."
+    sleep 1
+done
+echo "Database connection established!"
+
+# Run migrations and seeders
+php artisan migrate --force
+php artisan db:seed --force
+
+# Start Laravel development server in background
+php artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8000 &
+
+# Start Vite development server
+npm run dev -- --host 0.0.0.0
+
+# Wait for background processes
+wait
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c8d461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: ../../..
+      dockerfile: docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
+    container_name: ffr-dev-app
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    working_dir: /var/www/html
+    environment:
+      - APP_ENV=local
+      - APP_DEBUG=true
+      - APP_KEY=base64:YOUR_APP_KEY_HERE
+      - DB_CONNECTION=mysql
+      - DB_HOST=db
+      - DB_PORT=3306
+      - DB_DATABASE=ffr_dev
+      - DB_USERNAME=ffr_user
+      - DB_PASSWORD=ffr_password
+      - REDIS_HOST=redis
+      - REDIS_PORT=6379
+      - QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis
+      - CACHE_DRIVER=redis
+      - SESSION_DRIVER=redis
+      - VITE_PORT=5173
+    volumes:
+      - ../../../:/var/www/html:Z
+      - /var/www/html/node_modules
+      - /var/www/html/vendor
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+      - "5173:5173"
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_started
+    networks:
+      - ffr-dev-network
+
+  db:
+    image: docker.io/library/mysql:8.0
+    container_name: ffr-dev-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=ffr_dev
+      - MYSQL_USER=ffr_user
+      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=ffr_password
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root_password
+    volumes:
+      - db_data:/var/lib/mysql
+    ports:
+      - "3307:3306"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost", "-u", "ffr_user", "-pffr_password"]
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      interval: 3s
+      start_period: 30s
+    networks:
+      - ffr-dev-network
+
+  redis:
+    image: docker.io/library/redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: ffr-dev-redis
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "6380:6379"
+    networks:
+      - ffr-dev-network
+
+networks:
+  ffr-dev-network:
+    driver: bridge
+
+volumes:
+  db_data:
+    driver: local
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/podman-sail-alias.sh b/docker/dev/podman/podman-sail-alias.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..07b90ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/podman-sail-alias.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Podman aliases for Laravel Sail compatibility
+# Source this file to use Sail commands with Podman
+# Usage: source docker/dev/podman/podman-sail-alias.sh
+
+# Create docker alias pointing to podman
+alias docker='podman'
+
+# Create docker-compose alias pointing to podman-compose
+alias docker-compose='podman-compose'
+
+# Sail wrapper function that uses podman-compose
+sail() {
+    if [[ -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml ]]; then
+        podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml "$@"
+    else
+        echo "❌ Podman compose file not found at docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# FFR-specific helper functions
+ffr-test() {
+    echo "🧪 Running FFR tests..."
+    podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan test "$@"
+}
+
+ffr-artisan() {
+    echo "🔧 Running artisan command..."
+    podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan "$@"
+}
+
+ffr-logs() {
+    echo "📋 Showing FFR application logs..."
+    podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml logs -f app
+}
+
+ffr-shell() {
+    echo "🐚 Opening shell in FFR container..."
+    podman exec -it ffr-dev-app bash
+}
+
+echo "✅ FFR Podman aliases set up for Laravel Sail compatibility"
+echo "🐳 'docker' → 'podman'"
+echo "🔧 'docker-compose' → 'podman-compose'"  
+echo "⛵ 'sail' → uses podman-compose with dev configuration"
+echo "🚀 FFR-specific commands:"
+echo "   'ffr-test' → run tests"
+echo "   'ffr-artisan' → run artisan commands"
+echo "   'ffr-logs' → view application logs"
+echo "   'ffr-shell' → open container shell"
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/start-dev.sh b/docker/dev/podman/start-dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..29681b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/start-dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Podman development environment startup script for FFR
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🚀 Starting FFR development environment with Podman..."
+
+# Check if .env exists
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    echo "📋 Creating .env file from .env.example..."
+    cp .env.example .env
+    echo "⚠️  Please update your .env file with appropriate values, especially APP_KEY"
+fi
+
+# Check if podman-compose is available
+if ! command -v podman-compose &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "❌ podman-compose not found. Installing..."
+    pip3 install --user podman-compose
+    echo "✅ podman-compose installed"
+fi
+
+# Start services
+echo "🔧 Starting services..."
+podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+# Wait for database to be ready
+echo "⏳ Waiting for database to be ready..."
+sleep 10
+
+# Check if APP_KEY is set
+if grep -q "APP_KEY=base64:YOUR_APP_KEY_HERE" .env || grep -q "APP_KEY=$" .env; then
+    echo "🔑 Generating application key..."
+    podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan key:generate
+fi
+
+# Run migrations and seeders
+echo "🗃️  Running database migrations..."
+podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan migrate --force
+echo "🌱 Running database seeders..."
+podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan db:seed --force
+
+# Install/update dependencies if needed
+echo "📦 Installing dependencies..."
+podman exec ffr-dev-app composer install
+podman exec ffr-dev-app npm install
+
+echo "✅ Development environment is ready!"
+echo "🌐 Application: http://localhost:8000"
+echo "🔥 Vite dev server: http://localhost:5173"
+echo "💾 Database: localhost:3307"
+echo "🔴 Redis: localhost:6380"
+echo ""
+echo "📋 Useful commands:"
+echo "  Stop: podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml down"
+echo "  Logs: podman-compose -f docker/dev/podman/docker-compose.yml logs -f"
+echo "  Exec: podman exec -it ffr-dev-app bash"
+echo "  Tests: podman exec ffr-dev-app php artisan test"
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diff --git a/incr-docker b/incr-docker
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..c0798f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/incr-docker
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../incr/docker
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index afdc724..9843b30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "laravel-vite-plugin": "^1.0",
-        "vite": "^6.0"
+        "vite": "^6.0",
+        "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.0.0",
+        "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
+        "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 7b6cb94..fb1c8f3 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';
+import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
 
 export default defineConfig({
     plugins: [
+        tailwindcss(),
         laravel({
             input: [
                 'resources/css/app.css',