diff --git a/docker-dev.sh b/docker-dev.sh
index 44ac107..eefd665 100755
--- a/docker-dev.sh
+++ b/docker-dev.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -e
 
-FILE_NAME="docker-compose-dev.yaml"
-
+# Define Docker Compose file and cache option
+COMPOSE_FILE_NAME="docker-compose-dev.yaml"
+CACHE=""
+# Uncomment the next line to enable no-cache option
 # CACHE="--no-cache"
 
-docker compose -f ${FILE_NAME} build ${CACHE} 
-docker compose -f ${FILE_NAME} up -d
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+# Define the base Docker Compose command
+DCS="docker compose -f ${COMPOSE_FILE_NAME}"
+
+# Function to build and start services
+build_and_run() {
+    echo "Building services..."
+    if ! $DCS build ${CACHE}; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to build services"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Starting services..."
+    if ! $DCS up -d; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to start services"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "Services started successfully"
+    echo "If you want to stop the services, run"
+    echo "docker compose -f ${COMPOSE_FILE_NAME} down"
+
+    echo "If you want to see the logs, run"
+    echo "docker compose -f ${COMPOSE_FILE_NAME} logs -f"
+}
+
+# Execute build and start function
+build_and_run
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