diff --git a/projects/finder-frontend/docker-compose.yml b/projects/finder-frontend/docker-compose.yml
index 7115cb9a..8af2111f 100644
--- a/projects/finder-frontend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/finder-frontend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ services:
       - "3000"
     command: bin/rails s --restart
 
+  finder-frontend-search-v2: &finder-frontend-search-v2
+    <<: *finder-frontend-app
+    environment:
+      PLEK_SERVICE_SEARCH_API_URI: http://search-api-v2-app:3000
+      GOVUK_PROXY_STATIC_ENABLED: "true"
+      VIRTUAL_HOST: finder-frontend.dev.gov.uk
+      BINDING: 0.0.0.0
+      MEMCACHE_SERVERS: memcached
+
   finder-frontend-app-live:
     <<: *finder-frontend-app
     depends_on:
diff --git a/projects/search-api-v2/Makefile b/projects/search-api-v2/Makefile
index 9a5fb648..7a279fa8 100644
--- a/projects/search-api-v2/Makefile
+++ b/projects/search-api-v2/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ define SEARCH_API_V2_WARN_DATASTORE
 otherwise the app will not be able to access Discovery Engine. See the README for details.\033[0m
 endef
 
+define SEARCH_API_V2_WARN_SERVING_CONFIG
+\033[1;31mWarning: DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG environment variable is not set.\
+\n\033[0;31mYou need to set this environment variable locally before running govuk-docker up,\
+otherwise the app will not be able to access Discovery Engine. See the README for details.\033[0m
+endef
+
 prerequisites-search-api-v2:
 	@command -v gcloud >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "$(SEARCH_API_V2_WARN_GCLOUD)"; }
 	@[ -n "$${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_DATASTORE}" ] || { echo "$(SEARCH_API_V2_WARN_DATASTORE)"; }
+	@[ -n "$${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG}" ] || { echo "$(SEARCH_API_V2_WARN_SERVING_CONFIG)"; }
diff --git a/projects/search-api-v2/docker-compose.yml b/projects/search-api-v2/docker-compose.yml
index 74252e83..6df1c954 100644
--- a/projects/search-api-v2/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/projects/search-api-v2/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,14 +35,19 @@ services:
     environment:
       RABBITMQ_URL: "amqp://guest:guest@rabbitmq"
       PUBLISHED_DOCUMENTS_MESSAGE_QUEUE_NAME: "search_api_v2_published_documents"
-      RAILS_DEVELOPMENT_HOSTS: "search-api-v2.dev.gov.uk"
+      RAILS_DEVELOPMENT_HOSTS: "search-api-v2.dev.gov.uk,search-api-v2-app"
       VIRTUAL_HOST: "search-api-v2.dev.gov.uk"
       BINDING: "0.0.0.0"
-      # The fully qualified ID of the datastore on Discovery Engine (required to use Discovery
-      # Engine locally, can be set on `govuk-docker up` invocation or permanently in your local
-      # environment)
-      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/local-my-name"
+      # The fully qualified ID of the datastore and engine on the Discovery Engine dev environment
+      # (required to use Discovery Engine locally, can be set on `govuk-docker up` invocation or
+      # permanently in your local environment).
+      #
+      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/
+      #       local-my-name"
       DISCOVERY_ENGINE_DATASTORE: "${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_DATASTORE}"
+      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/
+      #       local-my-name/servingConfigs/default_serving_config"
+      DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG: "${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG}"
     expose:
       - "3000"
     command: bin/rails server --restart
@@ -54,9 +59,14 @@ services:
     environment:
       RABBITMQ_URL: "amqp://guest:guest@rabbitmq"
       PUBLISHED_DOCUMENTS_MESSAGE_QUEUE_NAME: "search_api_v2_published_documents"
-      # The fully qualified ID of the datastore on Discovery Engine (required to use Discovery
-      # Engine locally, can be set on `govuk-docker up` invocation or permanently in your local
-      # environment)
-      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/local-my-name"
+      # The fully qualified ID of the datastore and serving config on the Discovery Engine dev
+      # environment (required to use Discovery Engine locally, can be set on `govuk-docker up`
+      # invocation or permanently in your local environment).
+      #
+      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/
+      #       local-my-name"
       DISCOVERY_ENGINE_DATASTORE: "${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_DATASTORE}"
+      # e.g. "projects/search-api-v2-dev/locations/global/collections/default_collection/dataStores/
+      #       local-my-name/servingConfigs/default_serving_config"
+      DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG: "${DISCOVERY_ENGINE_SERVING_CONFIG}"
     command: bin/rake document_sync_worker:run