diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 97a57694..f1c4d4e2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,31 @@
 version: "3.8"
 services:
+  api:
+    build:
+      context: ./docker
+      dockerfile: api/Dockerfile
+    image: mainsail-stack-api/1
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker/config:/home/node/printer_config
+      - ./docker/logs:/tmp/logs
+      - ./docker/gcode:/home/node/gcode
+    container_name: ${APP_NAME}-stack-api
+    ports:
+      - 7125:7125
+    networks:
+      - dev_net
   application:
     build:
       context: ./docker
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    image: mainsail-stack/1
+    image: mainsail-stack-npm/1
     volumes:
       - ./:/home/node/mainsail
-      - ./docker/config:/home/node/printer_config
-      - ./docker/logs:/tmp/logs
-      - ./docker/gcode:/home/node/gcode
-    container_name: ${APP_NAME}-stack
+    container_name: ${APP_NAME}-stack-npm
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
-      - 7125:7125
+    depends_on:
+      - api
     networks:
       - dev_net
 networks:
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 5d74c9ab..9df71a89 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,69 +1,12 @@
 FROM node:buster AS base
 
-RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y sudo cmake swig git virtualenv python-dev libffi-dev build-essential libncurses-dev libusb-dev avrdude gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc dfu-util libnewlib-arm-none-eabi gcc-arm-none-eabi binutils-arm-none-eabi libusb-1.0
-RUN mkdir /src
-WORKDIR /src
-RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/libsim_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-RUN apt install /src/libsim_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-#RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-#RUN apt install /src/simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-#RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/python3-simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-#RUN apt install /src/python3-simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
-
-COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
-RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
-RUN echo 'node ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/node && \
-    chown node:node -R ./
-RUN ln -s /bin/true /bin/systemctl
-USER node
-WORKDIR /home/node
-RUN git clone https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker
-WORKDIR /home/node/moonraker
-RUN sed -E 's/check_klipper\(\)/check_klipper() { return 0; }\nold()/' /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker.sh > /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
-RUN chmod +x /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
-RUN /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
-WORKDIR /home/node
-RUN git clone https://github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper
-WORKDIR /home/node/klipper
-COPY simulavr.config /home/node/klipper/.config
-RUN make
-RUN cp /home/node/klipper/out/klipper.elf /home/node/klipper/simulavr.elf
-RUN rm /home/node/klipper/.config
-COPY linux.config /home/node/klipper/.config
-RUN make clean
-RUN make
-
-WORKDIR /home/node/
-RUN git clone https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/simulavr.git
-WORKDIR /home/node/simulavr
-RUN make python
-RUN make build
-
-#RUN groupadd --force -g 1000 pi
-#RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g 1000 -u 1000 pi
-
-
-RUN chmod +x /home/node/klipper/scripts/install-debian.sh
-RUN /home/node/klipper/scripts/install-debian.sh
-RUN sudo rm -f /bin/systemctl
-
-FROM base
-
-#RUN mkdir /home/node/printer_config
-#RUN mkdir /home/node/gcode
-
-
 EXPOSE 8080
 
+COPY start-npm /usr/local/bin/start-npm
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-npm
 
-#COPY config/printer.cfg /home/node/printer_config/printer.cfg
-#COPY config/moonraker.conf /home/node/printer_config/moonraker.conf
-
-#RUN sudo chown node:node -hR /home/node/printer_config
-#RUN sudo chown node:node -hR /home/node/gcode
-#RUN sudo chown node:node -hR /tmp/logs
+USER node
 
 WORKDIR /home/node/mainsail
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-npm"]
diff --git a/docker/api/Dockerfile b/docker/api/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c593ee1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/api/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+FROM debian:buster AS base
+
+RUN groupadd --force -g 1000 node
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g 1000 -u 1000 node
+
+RUN apt-get update
+RUN apt-get install -y sudo wget cmake swig git virtualenv python-dev libffi-dev build-essential libncurses-dev libusb-dev avrdude gcc-avr binutils-avr avr-libc dfu-util libnewlib-arm-none-eabi gcc-arm-none-eabi binutils-arm-none-eabi libusb-1.0
+RUN mkdir /src
+WORKDIR /src
+RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/libsim_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+RUN apt install /src/libsim_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+#RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+#RUN apt install /src/simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+#RUN wget http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/simulavr/python3-simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+#RUN apt install /src/python3-simulavr_1.1.0_amd64.deb
+
+RUN cat /etc/passwd
+
+RUN echo 'node ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/node && \
+    chown node:node -R ./
+#RUN mv /bin/systemctl /bin/systemctl.bak
+RUN ln -s /bin/true /bin/systemctl
+
+USER node
+
+WORKDIR /home/node
+RUN git clone https://github.com/KevinOConnor/klipper
+WORKDIR /home/node/klipper
+COPY api/simulavr.config /home/node/klipper/.config
+RUN make
+RUN cp /home/node/klipper/out/klipper.elf /home/node/klipper/simulavr.elf
+RUN rm /home/node/klipper/.config
+COPY api/linux.config /home/node/klipper/.config
+RUN make clean
+RUN make
+RUN chmod +x /home/node/klipper/scripts/install-debian.sh
+RUN /home/node/klipper/scripts/install-debian.sh
+
+WORKDIR /home/node
+RUN git clone https://github.com/Arksine/moonraker
+WORKDIR /home/node/moonraker
+RUN sed -E 's/check_klipper\(\)/check_klipper() { return 0; }\nold()/' /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker.sh > /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
+RUN chmod +x /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
+RUN /home/node/moonraker/scripts/install-moonraker2.sh
+
+RUN sudo rm -f /bin/systemctl
+#RUN sudo mv /bin/systemctl.bak /bin/systemctl
+
+WORKDIR /home/node/
+RUN git clone https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/git/simulavr.git
+WORKDIR /home/node/simulavr
+RUN make python
+RUN make build
+
+USER root
+
+COPY api/run-api /usr/local/bin/run-api
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/run-api
+
+USER node
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["run-api"]
diff --git a/docker/linux.config b/docker/api/linux.config
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/linux.config
rename to docker/api/linux.config
diff --git a/docker/start-container b/docker/api/run-api
similarity index 86%
rename from docker/start-container
rename to docker/api/run-api
index 67608fe6..c82b6496 100644
--- a/docker/start-container
+++ b/docker/api/run-api
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 PYTHONPATH="/home/node/simulavr/build/pysimulavr/" /home/node/klipper/scripts/avrsim.py -m atmega644 -s 20000000 -b 250000 /home/node/klipper/simulavr.elf &
 /home/node/klippy-env/bin/python /home/node/klipper/klippy/klippy.py /home/node/printer_config/printer.cfg -l /tmp/logs/klippy.log -a /tmp/klippy_uds &
 /home/node/moonraker-env/bin/python /home/node/moonraker/moonraker/moonraker.py -l /tmp/logs/moonraker.log -c /home/node/printer_config/moonraker.conf &
-npm install
-npm run serve
+echo "Starting ..." >> /tmp/logs/klippy.log
+tail -f /tmp/logs/klippy.log
diff --git a/docker/simulavr.config b/docker/api/simulavr.config
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/simulavr.config
rename to docker/api/simulavr.config
diff --git a/docker/run b/docker/run
index ec41c8f6..f80a9d68 100755
--- a/docker/run
+++ b/docker/run
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 export APP_NAME=mainsail
 
-export USERID=${USERID:-$UID}
-export GRPID=${GRPID:-$(id -g)}
-
-docker-compose "$@"
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+  if [ "$1" == "restart" ]; then
+    docker-compose restart "$2"
+  elif [ "$1" == "bash" ]; then
+    docker exec -it "$APP_NAME-stack-$2" bash
+  else
+    docker-compose "$@"
+  fi
+else
+    docker-compose ps
+fi
diff --git a/docker/start-npm b/docker/start-npm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..301c11b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/start-npm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+npm install
+npm run serve
diff --git a/docs/development/docker.md b/docs/development/docker.md
index 2642a242..070a60a6 100644
--- a/docs/development/docker.md
+++ b/docs/development/docker.md
@@ -32,12 +32,9 @@ docker/run up
 ```
 
 # Development
-For development its sometimes needed to restart the simulavr process.
-For this run:
+####Commands
 ```shell
-docker exec -it mainsail-stack bash
-```
-in the spawnin shell run:
-```shell
-~/restart-services.sh
+docker/run ps #showing running containers
+docker/run restart <api/npm> #restarting container
+docker/run bash <api/npm> #spawning bash shell inside container
 ```