diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 651eaf3..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-SHELL=/usr/bin/env bash
-
-.DEFAULT_GOAL := run
-
-.PHONY: run
-run: setup
-	( \
-	find . -name __pycache__ -o -name "*.pyc" -delete; \
-	sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -j ACCEPT; \
-	cd src/; \
-	python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000; \
-	)
-
-.PHONY: setup
-setup:
-	( \
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-development.yml up -d; \
-	cd src/; \
-	if [ -f .second_run ]; then \
-		sleep 2; \
-		python manage.py collectstatic --noinput; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations; \
-		python manage.py migrate; \
-	else \
-		python manage.py collectstatic --noinput; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations backups; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations computers; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations core; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations customers; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations devices; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations licenses; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations nets; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations softwares; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations users; \
-		python manage.py makemigrations; \
-		python manage.py migrate; \
-		python manage.py loaddata backups; \
-		python manage.py loaddata computers; \
-		python manage.py loaddata core; \
-		python manage.py loaddata devices; \
-		python manage.py loaddata nets; \
-		python manage.py loaddata softwares; \
-		python manage.py shell -c "from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model; User = get_user_model(); User.objects.create_superuser('admin', 'admin@example.com', 'password')"; \
-		touch .second_run; \
-	fi; \
-	)
-
-.PHONY: venv
-venv:
-	nix build .#venv -o venv
-
-.PHONY: clean
-clean:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose-development.yml down -v
-	find . \( -name __pycache__ -o -name "*.pyc" \) -delete
-	rm -rf htmlcov/
-	rm -f */migrations/0*.py
-	rm .second_run
-
-.PHONY: cleanall
-cleanall: clean
-	docker-compose  -f docker-compose-development.yml down -v --rmi local
-	rm -r .venv
-
-.PHONY: init
-init:
-	( \
-	python manage.py loaddata network_inventory.yaml; \
-	)
-
-.PHONY: debug
-debug:
-	( \
-	pytest --pdb --nomigrations --cov=. --cov-report=html; \
-	)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d74f6a..8ca6782 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ Please note that I will only use and test the first method.
 [^2]: https://python-poetry.org
 
 After you've entered the development environment with either method you can
-start the server with `make`. This will start a PostgreSQL database running
-inside a docker container and start the Django development server.
-You can then access it in the browser under the FQDN of your computer. E.g.
-`mypc.domain.local`.
+start the server. With the nix version you can start it with `dev run`. With
+poetry `./dev.sh run`. This will start a PostgreSQL database running inside a
+docker container and start the Django development server. You can then access
+it in the browser under the FQDN of your computer. E.g. `mypc.domain.local`.
+Run the `dev` command without an argument to see all options.
 
 ## Environment Variables
 
diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0dd602b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+run () {
+    setup
+    find . -name __pycache__ -o -name "*.pyc" -delete
+    sudo iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -j ACCEPT
+    python ./src/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
+}
+
+setup () {
+    docker-compose -f docker-compose-development.yml up -d
+    if [ -f .second_run ]; then
+        sleep 2
+        python ./src/manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations
+        python ./src/manage.py migrate
+    else
+        python ./src/manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations backups
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations computers
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations core
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations customers
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations devices
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations licenses
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations nets
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations softwares
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations users
+        python ./src/manage.py makemigrations
+        python ./src/manage.py migrate
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata backups
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata computers
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata core
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata devices
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata nets
+        python ./src/manage.py loaddata softwares
+        python ./src/manage.py shell -c "from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model; User = get_user_model(); User.objects.create_superuser('admin', 'admin@example.com', 'password')"
+        touch .second_run
+    fi
+}
+
+venv () {
+    nix build .#venv -o venv
+}
+
+docker (){
+    nix build && docker load < result && docker run --rm -ti network-inventory:latest
+}
+
+clean () {
+    docker-compose -f docker-compose-development.yml down -v
+    find . \( -name __pycache__ -o -name "*.pyc" \) -delete
+    rm -rf htmlcov/
+    rm -f */migrations/0*.py
+    rm .second_run
+}
+
+cleanall () {
+    clean
+    docker-compose  -f docker-compose-development.yml down -v --rmi local
+    rm -r .venv
+}
+
+init () {
+    python ./src/manage.py loaddata network_inventory.yaml
+}
+
+debug () {
+    pytest --pdb --nomigrations --cov=. --cov-report=html ./src/
+}
+
+test (){
+    nix flake check
+}
+
+tasks=("clean" "cleanall" "debug" "docker" "run" "test" "venv")
+
+# only one task at a time
+if [ $# != 1 ]; then
+    echo "usage: $0 <task_name>"
+    echo "All tasks: ${tasks[@]}"
+fi
+
+
+case $1 in
+    "${tasks[0]}")     clean;;
+    "${tasks[1]}")  cleanall;;
+    "${tasks[2]}")     debug;;
+    "${tasks[3]}")    docker;;
+    "${tasks[4]}")       run;;
+    "${tasks[5]}")      test;;
+    "${tasks[6]}")      venv;;
+esac
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index dd16819..7a551fa 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             pkgs.inventoryDevEnv
             pkgs.poetry
             pkgs.python310Packages.pip
+            (pkgs.writeScriptBin "dev" "${builtins.readFile ./dev.sh}")
           ];
           shellHook = ''
             export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=network_inventory.settings.local