diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c2dbe23..5084377b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ docker run <b>-v /path/to/my-repo:/repos/my-repo</b> /* additional args */ ghcr.
 >[!NOTE]
 > Building from source is only required if you'd like to contribute. The recommended way to use Sourcebot is to use the [pre-built docker image](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pkgs/container/sourcebot).
 
-1. Install <a href="https://go.dev/doc/install"><img src="https://go.dev/favicon.ico" width="16" height="16"> go</a> and <a href="https://nodejs.org/"><img src="https://nodejs.org/favicon.ico" width="16" height="16"> NodeJS</a>. Note that a NodeJS version of at least `21.1.0` is required.
+1. Install <a href="https://go.dev/doc/install"><img src="https://go.dev/favicon.ico" width="16" height="16"> go</a>, <a href="https://nodejs.org/"><img src="https://nodejs.org/favicon.ico" width="16" height="16"> NodeJS</a>, [redis](https://redis.io/), and [postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/). Note that a NodeJS version of at least `21.1.0` is required.
 
 2. Install [ctags](https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags) (required by zoekt)
     ```sh
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63ef107d..69e18a11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,19 +6,12 @@
     "scripts": {
         "build": "yarn workspaces run build",
         "test": "yarn workspaces run test",
-        "dev": "(cross-env SOURCEBOT_TENANT_MODE=single npm-run-all --print-label dev:deps:start dev:deps:wait dev:start); yarn dev:deps:stop",
-        "dev:mt": "(cross-env SOURCEBOT_TENANT_MODE=multi npm-run-all --print-label dev:deps:start dev:deps:wait dev:start); yarn dev:deps:stop",
-        "dev:start": "yarn workspace @sourcebot/db prisma:migrate:dev && cross-env npm-run-all --print-label --parallel dev:zoekt dev:backend dev:web dev:redis",
+        "dev": "cross-env SOURCEBOT_TENANT_MODE=single npm-run-all --print-label dev:start",
+        "dev:mt": "cross-env SOURCEBOT_TENANT_MODE=multi npm-run-all --print-label dev:start",
+        "dev:start": "yarn workspace @sourcebot/db prisma:migrate:dev && cross-env npm-run-all --print-label --parallel dev:zoekt dev:backend dev:web",
         "dev:zoekt": "export PATH=\"$PWD/bin:$PATH\" && export SRC_TENANT_ENFORCEMENT_MODE=none && zoekt-webserver -index .sourcebot/index -rpc",
         "dev:backend": "yarn workspace @sourcebot/backend dev:watch",
-        "dev:web": "yarn workspace @sourcebot/web dev",
-        "dev:deps:start": "npm-run-all --print-label --parallel dev:postgres dev:redis",
-        "dev:deps:wait": "npm-run-all --print-label --parallel dev:postgres:wait dev:redis:wait",
-        "dev:deps:stop": "docker stop redis postgres",
-        "dev:redis": "docker ps --filter 'name=redis' --filter 'status=running' --quiet | grep -q . || docker run -d --rm --name redis -p 6379:6379 redis:7.4.2",
-        "dev:redis:wait": "sh -c 'while ! nc -z localhost 6379; do echo \"Waiting for Redis...\"; sleep 1; done'",
-        "dev:postgres": "docker ps --filter 'name=postgres' --filter 'status=running' --quiet | grep -q . || docker run -d --rm --name postgres -p 5432:5432 -v $(pwd)/.sourcebot/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres -e POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust -e POSTGRES_DB=sourcebot postgres:17.2",
-        "dev:postgres:wait": "sh -c 'while ! nc -z localhost 5432; do echo \"Waiting for PostgreSQL...\"; sleep 1; done'"
+        "dev:web": "yarn workspace @sourcebot/web dev"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/db/.env b/packages/db/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dd95851..00000000
--- a/packages/db/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres@localhost:5432/sourcebot
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diff --git a/packages/db/.gitignore b/packages/db/.gitignore
index a09cbb37..3c3629e6 100644
--- a/packages/db/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/db/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 node_modules
-
-!.env
\ No newline at end of file