Changed public app dev defaults

no ref

Default local dev should stay lightweight while keeping orchestration in Nx. This adds an explicit public-app dev target for the expensive UMD watchers and keeps optional services on the existing compose-file scripts.

Author: 9larsons

AGENTS.md

@@ -117,19 +117,24 @@ The `pnpm dev` command uses a **hybrid Docker + host development** setup:
 - MySQL, Redis, Mailpit
 - Caddy gateway/reverse proxy
 
-**What runs on host:**
-- Frontend dev servers (Admin, Portal, Comments UI, etc.) in watch mode with HMR
-- Foundation libraries (shade, admin-x-framework, etc.)
+**What runs on host by default:**
+- Admin, legacy Ember admin, Portal, and foundation library dev watchers
+- Optional public UMD app watchers can be added when needed
 
 **Setup:**
 ```bash
-# Start everything (Docker + frontend dev servers)
+# Start the default Docker backend + host frontend watchers
 pnpm dev
 
+# Add optional public app watchers
+pnpm dev:public
+
 # With optional services (uses Docker Compose file composition)
 pnpm dev:analytics             # Include Tinybird analytics
 pnpm dev:storage               # Include MinIO S3-compatible object storage
-pnpm dev:all                   # Include all optional services
+pnpm dev:services              # Include all optional services
+pnpm dev:full                  # Include all optional services and public app watchers
+pnpm dev:all                   # Backwards-compatible alias for all optional services
 ```
 
 **Accessing Services:**

docker/ghost-dev/README.md

@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ This lightweight image:
 This image is used automatically when running:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm dev              # Starts Docker backend + frontend dev servers on host
+pnpm dev              # Starts Docker backend + Admin/Ember/shared/Portal dev watchers
+pnpm dev:public       # Include all optional public UMD app watchers
 pnpm dev:analytics    # Include Tinybird analytics
 pnpm dev:storage      # Include MinIO S3-compatible object storage
-pnpm dev:all          # Include all optional services
+pnpm dev:services     # Include all optional services
+pnpm dev:full         # Include all optional services and public app watchers
+pnpm dev:all          # Backwards-compatible alias for all optional services
 ```

package.json

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     "dev:sqlite": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.sqlite.yaml' pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
     "dev:mailgun": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.mailgun.yaml' pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
     "dev:lexical": "EDITOR_URL=http://localhost:2368/ghost/assets/koenig-lexical/ pnpm dev",
+    "dev:public": "pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev:public",
+    "dev:services": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.analytics.yaml -f compose.dev.storage.yaml' ./docker/stripe/with-stripe.sh pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
+    "dev:full": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.analytics.yaml -f compose.dev.storage.yaml' ./docker/stripe/with-stripe.sh pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev:public",
     "dev:analytics": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.analytics.yaml' pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
     "dev:storage": "DEV_COMPOSE_FILES='-f compose.dev.storage.yaml' pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
     "dev:stripe": "./docker/stripe/with-stripe.sh pnpm nx run ghost-monorepo:docker:dev",
@@ -128,6 +131,29 @@
         }
       },
       "docker:dev": {
+        "continuous": true,
+        "executor": "nx:run-commands",
+        "options": {
+          "command": "trap 'docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml ${DEV_COMPOSE_FILES} down' EXIT; docker compose -f compose.dev.yaml ${DEV_COMPOSE_FILES} logs -f"
+        },
+        "dependsOn": [
+          "docker:up",
+          {
+            "target": "build:assets",
+            "projects": [
+              "ghost"
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "target": "dev",
+            "projects": [
+              "@tryghost/admin",
+              "@tryghost/portal"
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "docker:dev:public": {
         "continuous": true,
         "executor": "nx:run-commands",
         "options": {