diff --git a/hack/compose b/hack/compose
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Use to set up a dev environment for buildkit.
+# Not meant for production deployments.
+# Use the same way you would use docker compose.
+#
+#     $ hack/compose up -d --build
+#
+# Can be extended for local development by adding
+# a compose.override.yaml file to the same directory.
+#
+# Additional config files for extra services can
+# also be placed in the same folder and they will
+# be automatically ignored by git.
+#
+# To access the newly created development buildkit,
+# use either:
+#
+#     $ buildctl --addr tcp://127.0.0.1:1234 ...
+#
+# or alternatively configure a new builder with buildx.
+#
+#     $ docker buildx create \
+#         --bootstrap \
+#         --name dev \
+#         --driver remote \
+#         tcp://127.0.0.1:1234
+#     $ docker buildx --builder dev ...
+
+. $(dirname $0)/util
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+filesDir=$(dirname $0)/composefiles
+
+args=(compose '-f' "$filesDir/compose.yaml")
+if [ -f "$filesDir/compose.override.yaml" ]; then
+  args+=('-f' "$filesDir/compose.override.yaml")
+fi
+
+dockerCmd "${args[@]}" "$@"
diff --git a/hack/composefiles/.gitignore b/hack/composefiles/.gitignore
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+# Exclude everything to allow this folder to be used for other service
+# configurations.
+*
+
+# Specifically allow certain configuration files.
+!.gitignore
+!buildkitd.toml
+!compose.yaml
diff --git a/hack/composefiles/buildkitd.toml b/hack/composefiles/buildkitd.toml
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+debug = true
+
+[grpc]
+  address = [ "tcp://0.0.0.0:1234" ]
+  debugAddress = "0.0.0.0:6060"
diff --git a/hack/composefiles/compose.yaml b/hack/composefiles/compose.yaml
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+name: buildkit
+services:
+  buildkit:
+    container_name: buildkit-dev
+    build:
+      context: ../..
+      args:
+        BUILDKIT_DEBUG: 1
+    image: moby/buildkit:local
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:1234:1234
+      - 127.0.0.1:5000:5000
+      - 127.0.0.1:6060:6060
+    restart: always
+    privileged: true
+    environment:
+      DELVE_PORT: 5000
+      OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT: http://jaeger:4317
+    configs:
+      - source: buildkit_config
+        target: /etc/buildkit/buildkitd.toml
+    volumes:
+      - buildkit:/var/lib/buildkit
+
+  jaeger:
+    image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest
+    ports:
+      - 127.0.0.1:16686:16686
+
+volumes:
+  buildkit:
+
+configs:
+  buildkit_config:
+    file: ./buildkitd.toml