diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_dev.yml
index 7799abba5..0c8d00a9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy_dev.yml
@@ -5,32 +5,37 @@ on:
     branches:
       - elr/gh-action-dev-deploy
 
-env:
-  AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME: clearlydefined-api-dev
-  # AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH: '.' # TODO: confirm that root is the webapp root (default is root)
-  NODE_VERSION: '18' # TODO: does this need to have a minor version?
+# env:
+#   AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME: clearlydefined-api-dev
+#   # AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH: '.' # TODO: confirm that root is the webapp root (default is root)
+#   NODE_VERSION: '18' # TODO: does this need to have a minor version?
 
 jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     name: Build and Deploy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@main
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Log into ghcr registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-      - name: npm install, build, and test
-        run: |
-          # Build and test the project, then
-          # deploy to Azure Web App.
-          npm install
-          npm run build --if-present
-          npm run test --if-present
-        # working-directory: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH }} # TODO: uncomment if determined that root is not the webapp root
-      - name: 'Deploy to Azure WebApp'
-        uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }} # GitHub username of person launching the action
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # 24-hour token starting from the time the job is run
+
+      - name: Build and push image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
-          app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME }}
-          publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }}
-          # package: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH }} # TODO: uncomment if determined that root is not the webapp root
+          context: .
+          file: DevDockerfile
+          tags: |
+            service-dev:latest 
+            service-dev:${{ github.sha }}
+
+      # - name: 'Deploy to Azure WebApp'
+      #   uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     app-name: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME }}
+      #     publish-profile: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE }}
+      #     # package: ${{ env.AZURE_WEBAPP_PACKAGE_PATH }} # TODO: uncomment if determined that root is not the webapp root