diff --git a/Dockerfile.e2e.dev.fast b/Dockerfile.e2e.dev.fast
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e51df984f
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+++ b/Dockerfile.e2e.dev.fast
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+FROM node:22-bookworm
+
+# Install Angular CLI globally and curl for healthcheck
+RUN npm install -g @angular/cli && apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Default port (can be overridden via environment variable)
+ENV APP_PORT=4242
+
+EXPOSE ${APP_PORT}
+
+# Start Angular dev server with dynamic port
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "ng serve --port ${APP_PORT} --host 0.0.0.0"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.e2e.fast.yaml b/docker-compose.e2e.fast.yaml
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+# Docker Compose for fast local E2E tests
+# Uses volume mounts instead of copying source/installing deps
+# Requires: npm install to be run locally first
+services:
+  # Angular development server for E2E tests
+  app:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.e2e.dev.fast
+    ports:
+      - '${APP_PORT:-4242}:${APP_PORT:-4242}'
+    environment:
+      - APP_PORT=${APP_PORT:-4242}
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/.angular # Exclude .angular cache (use container's)
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ['CMD', 'curl', '-sf', 'http://localhost:${APP_PORT:-4242}']
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 30
+      start_period: 120s
+
+  # WebDAV sync server (for sync tests)
+  webdav:
+    image: hacdias/webdav:latest
+    ports:
+      - '${WEBDAV_PORT:-2345}:${WEBDAV_PORT:-2345}'
+    environment:
+      - PORT=${WEBDAV_PORT:-2345}
+    volumes:
+      - ./webdav.yaml:/config.yml:ro
+      - webdav_data:/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        [
+          'CMD',
+          'wget',
+          '--quiet',
+          '--tries=1',
+          '--spider',
+          'http://localhost:${WEBDAV_PORT:-2345}/',
+        ]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
+volumes:
+  webdav_data:
diff --git a/docker-compose.e2e.yaml b/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
index 10cd7b2c2..650eb7402 100644
--- a/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.e2e.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 # Docker Compose override for E2E tests
 # Note: For supersync tests, use both files: -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.e2e.yaml
 # This file is standalone for app/webdav tests only
+#
+# FAST LOCAL ALTERNATIVE: Run `ng serve` locally + `npm run e2e:webdav` (only webdav in Docker)
 services:
   # Angular development server for E2E tests
+  # Uses volume mount to avoid copying/rebuilding node_modules
+  # Requires: npm install to be run locally first
   app:
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile.e2e.dev
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.e2e.dev.fast
     ports:
       - '${APP_PORT:-4242}:${APP_PORT:-4242}'
     environment:
       - APP_PORT=${APP_PORT:-4242}
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/.angular # Exclude .angular cache (use container's)
     healthcheck:
       test: ['CMD', 'curl', '-sf', 'http://localhost:${APP_PORT:-4242}']
       interval: 10s