diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# Base image with PHP 7.4
+FROM php:7.4-cli
+
+# Arguments to capture UID and GID
+ARG HOSTUID
+ARG HOSTGID
+
+# Install Composer
+COPY --from=composer:2 /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
+
+# Install necessary tools
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    sudo \
+    git \
+    unzip \
+    && apt-get clean
+
+# Create a group and user with matching UID/GID
+RUN groupadd -g ${HOSTGID} developer \
+    && useradd -m -u ${HOSTUID} -g ${HOSTGID} -s /bin/bash developer \
+    && usermod -aG sudo developer \
+    && echo "developer ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
+
+# Set permissions for the working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN chown -R developer:developer /app
+
+# Switch to the new user
+USER developer
+
+# Default shell command
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+
+services:
+  php:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      args:
+        HOSTUID: "${HOSTUID:-1001}"
+        HOSTGID: "${HOSTGID:-1001}"
+    container_name: php74-dev
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+    working_dir: /app
+    tty: true
+    stdin_open: true