diff --git a/docs/2-local-development/developing-locally-docker.rst b/docs/2-local-development/developing-locally-docker.rst
index 05e188e5..07969e5b 100644
--- a/docs/2-local-development/developing-locally-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/2-local-development/developing-locally-docker.rst
@@ -242,6 +242,41 @@ The stack comes with a dedicated node service to build the static assets, watch
 .. _Sass: https://sass-lang.com/
 .. _live reloading: https://browsersync.io
 
+
+Using Just for Docker Commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We have included a ``justfile`` to simplify the use of frequent Docker commands for local development.
+
+.. warning::
+    Currently, "Just" does not reliably handle signals or forward them to its subprocesses. As a result,
+    pressing CTRL+C (or sending other signals like SIGTERM, SIGINT, or SIGHUP) may only interrupt
+    "Just" itself rather than its subprocesses.
+    For more information, see `this GitHub issue <https://github.com/casey/just/issues/2473>`_.
+
+First, install Just using one of the methods described in the `official documentation <https://just.systems/man/en/packages.html>`_.
+
+Here are the available commands:
+
+- ``just build``
+  Builds the Python image using the local Docker Compose file.
+
+- ``just up``
+  Starts the containers in detached mode and removes orphaned containers.
+
+- ``just down``
+  Stops the running containers.
+
+- ``just prune``
+  Stops and removes containers along with their volumes. You can optionally pass an argument with the service name to prune a single container.
+
+- ``just logs``
+  Shows container logs. You can optionally pass an argument with the service name to view logs for a specific service.
+
+- ``just manage <command>``
+  Runs Django management commands within the container. Replace ``<command>`` with any valid Django management command, such as ``migrate``, ``createsuperuser``, or ``shell``.
+
+
 (Optionally) Developing locally with HTTPS
 ------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ca1ffad3..1eee7ef6 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def remove_docker_files():
         "docker-compose.local.yml",
         "docker-compose.production.yml",
         ".dockerignore",
+        "justfile",
     ]
     for file_name in file_names:
         os.remove(file_name)
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/justfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/justfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38ef8dd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+export COMPOSE_FILE := "docker-compose.local.yml"
+
+## Just does not yet manage signals for subprocesses reliably, which can lead to unexpected behavior.
+## Exercise caution before expanding its usage in production environments. 
+## For more information, see https://github.com/casey/just/issues/2473 .
+
+
+# Default command to list all available commands.
+default:
+    @just --list
+
+# build: Build python image.
+build:
+    @echo "Building python image..."
+    @docker compose build
+
+# up: Start up containers.
+up:
+    @echo "Starting up containers..."
+    @docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
+
+# down: Stop containers.
+down:
+    @echo "Stopping containers..."
+    @docker compose down
+
+# prune: Remove containers and their volumes.
+prune *args:
+    @echo "Killing containers and removing volumes..."
+    @docker compose down -v {{ "{{args}}" }}
+
+# logs: View container logs
+logs *args:
+    @docker compose logs -f {{ "{{args}}" }}
+
+# manage: Executes `manage.py` command.
+manage +args:
+    @docker compose run --rm django python ./manage.py {{ "{{args}}" }}