diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: sim sim-local
+
+sim:
+	docker compose -f simulator/docker-compose.yml up --build
+
+sim-local:
+	python -m uvicorn simulator.app:app --reload --port 8000
diff --git a/simulator/Dockerfile b/simulator/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY pyproject.toml ./
+COPY hef ./hef
+COPY tools ./tools
+COPY simulator ./simulator
+COPY catalog ./catalog
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -e ".[sim]"
+EXPOSE 8000
+CMD ["uvicorn", "simulator.app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/simulator/docker-compose.yml b/simulator/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  simulator:
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: simulator/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"