diff --git a/apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/Dockerfile b/apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/Dockerfile
index a39ce6535..bdf247914 100644
--- a/apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="AGPL-3.0"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="AliasVault PostgreSQL"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="PostgreSQL database for AliasVault. Part of multi-container setup and can be deployed via install.sh (see docs.aliasvault.net)"
 
+# Install pigz for parallel compression during database exports
+RUN apk add --no-cache pigz
+
 # Add custom PostgreSQL configuration
 COPY apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/postgresql.conf /etc/postgresql/postgresql.conf
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/docker-compose.dev.yml b/dockerfiles/docker-compose.dev.yml
index abe863273..87e76be72 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 services:
   postgres-dev:
-    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    build:
+      context: ..
+      dockerfile: apps/server/Databases/AliasServerDb/Dockerfile
+    image: aliasvault-postgres-dev
     ports:
       - "5433:5432"
     volumes: