diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b42de07..0000000
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-version: "3"
-services:
-  nimble-redis:
-    image: redis
-    ports:
-      - "6379:6379"
-    command: redis-server
-
-  nimble-client:
-    build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
-      context: ../client
-    volumes:
-      - /app/node_modules
-      - ../client:/usr/src/app
-    ports:
-      - "3000:3000"
-    stdin_open: true
-
-  nimble-nginx:
-    restart: always
-    build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      context: ./nginx
-    ports:
-      - "80:80"
-
-  nimble-server:
-    build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
-      context: ../server
-    volumes:
-      - /app/node_modules
-      - ../server:/usr/src/app
-    ports:
-      - "3001:3001"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b4ee2ee..31d0738 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# for development
+
 version: "3"
 services:
   nimble-redis:
@@ -8,23 +10,21 @@ services:
 
   nimble-client:
     build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
       context: ../client
+    volumes:
+      - /usr/src/app/node_modules
+      - ../client:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
     stdin_open: true
 
-  nimble-nginx:
-    restart: always
-    build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      context: ./nginx
-    ports:
-      - "80:80"
-
   nimble-server:
     build:
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
       context: ../server
+    volumes:
+      - /usr/src/app/node_modules
+      - ../server:/usr/src/app
     ports:
       - "3001:3001"
diff --git a/nginx/Dockerfile b/nginx/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 85ae399..0000000
--- a/nginx/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-FROM nginx
-COPY ./default.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
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diff --git a/nginx/default.conf b/nginx/default.conf
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index c4831df..0000000
--- a/nginx/default.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-upstream nimble-client {
-  server nimble-client:3000;
-}
-
-upstream nimble-server {
-  server nimble-server:3001;
-}
-
-server {
-  listen 80;
-
-  location / {
-    proxy_pass http://nimble-client;
-  }
-
-  location /api {
-    proxy_pass http://nimble-server;
-  }
-
-  location /ws {
-    proxy_pass http://nimble-client;
-    proxy_http_version 1.1;
-    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
-    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
-  }
-}
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