diff --git a/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js b/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
index 0d0cb4b..006f306 100644
--- a/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
+++ b/code/utils/deploy-pokedex.js
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ const SSH_HOSTS = {
     port: 2323,
     username: 'GregRJacobs',
     privateKeyPath: '~/.ssh/ds3627xs_gregrjacobs'
+  },
+  local: {
+    host: 'localhost'
   }
 };
 
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ function parseArgs() {
   // Validate target
   if (!SSH_HOSTS[config.target]) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Invalid target: ${config.target}. Must be 'internal' or 'external'.`
+      `Invalid target: ${config.target}. Must be 'internal', 'external', or 'local'.`
     );
   }
 
@@ -207,12 +210,17 @@ async function deploy() {
   try {
     // Parse arguments
     const config = parseArgs();
+    const isLocal = config.target === 'local';
     const sshConfig = SSH_HOSTS[config.target];
 
     console.log('🚀 Starting Pokedex.Online deployment');
-    console.log(
-      `📡 Target: ${config.target} (${sshConfig.host}:${sshConfig.port})`
-    );
+    if (isLocal) {
+        console.log(`📡 Target: local`);
+    } else {
+        console.log(
+        `📡 Target: ${config.target} (${sshConfig.host}:${sshConfig.port})`
+        );
+    }
     console.log(`🔌 Frontend Port: ${config.port}`);
     if (config.sslPort) {
       console.log(`🔒 HTTPS Port: ${config.sslPort}`);
@@ -220,7 +228,9 @@ async function deploy() {
     console.log(`🔌 Backend Port: ${config.backendPort}`);
 
     // Connect to Synology using ~/.ssh/config
-    console.log('\n🔐 Connecting to Synology...');
+    if (!isLocal) {
+        console.log('\n🔐 Connecting to Synology...');
+
     const keyPath = expandTilde(sshConfig.privateKeyPath);
     console.log(`  🔑 Using SSH key: ${keyPath}`);
     console.log(
diff --git a/code/websites/pokedex.online/deploy.sh b/code/websites/pokedex.online/deploy.sh
index 927d7d5..a23a064 100755
--- a/code/websites/pokedex.online/deploy.sh
+++ b/code/websites/pokedex.online/deploy.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #   ./deploy.sh [options]
 #
 # Options:
-#   --target <internal|external>  Deployment target (default: internal)
-#   --port <number>               Frontend HTTP port (default: 8080)
-#   --ssl-port <number>           Frontend HTTPS port (optional)
-#   --backend-port <number>       Backend port (default: 3000)
+#   --target <internal|external|local>  Deployment target (default: internal)
+#   --port <number>                     Frontend HTTP port (default: 8080)
+#   --ssl-port <number>                 Frontend HTTPS port (optional)
+#   --backend-port <number>             Backend port (default: 3000)
 #   --skip-tests                  Skip test execution
 #   --skip-build                  Skip build step (use existing dist/)
 #   --no-backup                   Skip backup creation
@@ -373,7 +373,11 @@ print_summary() {
     echo ""
     echo -e "   ${YELLOW}Next Steps:${NC}"
     echo -e "   • Test the application manually"
-    echo -e "   • Check logs: npm run docker:logs"
+    if [ "$TARGET" = "local" ]; then
+        echo -e "   • Check logs: docker compose -f docker-compose.tmp.yml logs -f"
+    else
+        echo -e "   • Check logs: npm run docker:logs"
+    fi
     echo -e "   • Monitor backend: curl http://$HOST:$BACKEND_PORT/health"
     echo ""
     echo -e "${GREEN}━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━${NC}"