diff --git a/files/recipe.yaml b/files/recipe.yaml
index 8ea6da948..174bb6da6 100644
--- a/files/recipe.yaml
+++ b/files/recipe.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   vars:
     home_path: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
     packit_service_path: /src
+    editable_install: "{{ lookup('env', 'DEPLOYMENT') == 'dev' }}"
   tasks:
     - import_tasks: tasks/common.yaml
     - import_tasks: tasks/httpd.yaml
diff --git a/files/run_httpd.sh b/files/run_httpd.sh
index 04a4a5f4e..ab59fec25 100755
--- a/files/run_httpd.sh
+++ b/files/run_httpd.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,22 @@ fi
 
 export PACKIT_SERVICE_CONFIG="${HOME}/.config/packit-service.yaml"
 SERVER_NAME=$(sed -nr 's/^server_name: ([^:]+)(:([0-9]+))?$/\1/p' "$PACKIT_SERVICE_CONFIG")
-HTTPS_PORT=$(sed -nr 's/^server_name: ([^:]+)(:([0-9]+))?$/\3/p' "$PACKIT_SERVICE_CONFIG")
+PORT=$(sed -nr 's/^server_name: ([^:]+)(:([0-9]+))?$/\3/p' "$PACKIT_SERVICE_CONFIG")
+
+http_flags=(
+    --http2
+)
+if [[ -f /secrets/privkey.pem ]]; then
+    http_flags+=(
+        --https-port "${PORT:-8443}"
+        --ssl-certificate-file /secrets/fullchain.pem
+        --ssl-certificate-key-file /secrets/privkey.pem
+    )
+else
+    http_flags+=(
+        --port "${PORT:-8080}"
+    )
+fi
 
 # See "mod_wsgi-express-3 start-server --help" for details on
 # these options, and the configuration documentation of mod_wsgi:
@@ -29,10 +44,7 @@ HTTPS_PORT=$(sed -nr 's/^server_name: ([^:]+)(:([0-9]+))?$/\3/p' "$PACKIT_SERVIC
 exec mod_wsgi-express-3 start-server \
     --access-log \
     --log-to-terminal \
-    --http2 \
-    --https-port "${HTTPS_PORT:-8443}" \
-    --ssl-certificate-file /secrets/fullchain.pem \
-    --ssl-certificate-key-file /secrets/privkey.pem \
+    "${http_flags[@]}" \
     --server-name "${SERVER_NAME}" \
     --processes 2 \
     --restart-interval 28800 \
diff --git a/files/tasks/common.yaml b/files/tasks/common.yaml
index f49d62e7a..696987f61 100644
--- a/files/tasks/common.yaml
+++ b/files/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - name: Install packit-service from {{ packit_service_path }}
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     name: "{{ packit_service_path }}"
+    editable: "{{ editable_install }}"
 - name: Clean all the cache files (especially pip)
   ansible.builtin.file:
     state: absent
diff --git a/quadlets/.gitignore b/quadlets/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..198748e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/local/
diff --git a/quadlets/README.md b/quadlets/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecd09bea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Setting up quadlet environment
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This setup is still a work in progress
+
+Packit can be deployed as quadlet services. The goal is to make it possible to
+simply run
+
+```console
+$ systemctl --user daemon-reload
+$ systemctl --user start packit-service
+```
+
+and be out to the races
+
+## Various environment setups
+
+The quadlets are organized into multiple drop-in configuration folders that get
+merged:
+
+- `base`: The main quadlet definitions shared across all environments
+- `dev`: Development environment using the current state of the git repo and
+  that _should_ pick up live edits to the sources
+- `prod`: Production environment used/mimicking the current environment
+  deployed
+- `local`: Additional drop-in files setup locally
+
+In order to use these, you can either
+
+1. Copy the drop-in folders into the [quadlet search path]
+2. Create a `/etc/systemd/user-environment-generators/10-packit-service`
+   executable file with content such as
+
+```bash
+PACKIT_SERVICE_ROOT=/path/to/packit-service
+# Enable dev environment (along with mandatory base drop-ins)
+echo "QUADLET_UNIT_DIRS=$PACKIT_SERVICE_ROOT/quadlets/dev:$PACKIT_SERVICE_ROOT/quadlets/base:$QUADLET_UNIT_DIRS"
+```
+
+[quadlet search path]: https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-systemd.unit.5.html#podman-rootless-unit-search-path
+
+## Additional manual configuration
+
+See the notes in each `base/*/10-*-secrets.conf` drop-in files for additional
+setup steps that you are expected to do. Create equivalent drop-in files in
+your `local` path.
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-dashboard.container b/quadlets/base/packit-dashboard.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d29a0128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-dashboard.container
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+After=packit-service.container
+Requires=packit-service.container
+
+[Container]
+ContainerName=packit-dashboard
+Image=quay.io/packit/dashboard:prod
+User=1024
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-service.container b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6698d9d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Container]
+ContainerName=packit-service
+Image=quay.io/packit/service:prod
+User=1024
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-packit-service-secrets.conf b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-packit-service-secrets.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db038d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-packit-service-secrets.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Container]
+## Secrets are not available in the repo, populate them and mount them
+## as follows
+#Volume=../../secrets/packit/dev/packit-service.yaml:/home/packit/.config/packit-service.yaml:ro,z
+#Volume=../../secrets/packit/dev/fedora.keytab:/secrets/fedora.keytab:ro,z
+#Volume=../../secrets/packit/dev/fullchain.pem:/secrets/fullchain.pem:ro,z
+#Volume=../../secrets/packit/dev/privkey.pem:/secrets/privkey.pem:ro,z
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..6a5572ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../postgres.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-postgres.conf b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-postgres.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fe4614e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-postgres.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+After=postgres.container
+Requires=postgres.container
+
+[Container]
+Environment=POSTGRESQL_HOST=postgres
+Environment=POSTGRESQL_USER=packit
+Environment=POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=packit
+Network=postgres.network
diff --git a/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-redis.conf b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-redis.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06a0fde87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/packit-service.container.d/40-redis.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+After=redis.container
+Requires=redis.container
+
+[Container]
+Environment=REDIS_SERVICE_HOST=redis
+Network=redis.network
diff --git a/quadlets/base/postgres.container b/quadlets/base/postgres.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9529637dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/postgres.container
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Container]
+ContainerName=postgres
+Image=quay.io/sclorg/postgresql-15-c9s
+Network=postgres.network
diff --git a/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf b/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f42e4b028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/10-postgres-secrets.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Container]
+## Set a POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD environment. Below assumes you created the secret
+## manually via `podman secret create`
+#Secret=postgres-password,type=env,target=POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD
diff --git a/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/50-packit-service.conf b/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/50-packit-service.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c69a212b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/postgres.container.d/50-packit-service.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=POSTGRESQL_USER=packit
+Environment=POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=packit
diff --git a/quadlets/base/postgres.network b/quadlets/base/postgres.network
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..264f70a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/postgres.network
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Network]
diff --git a/quadlets/base/redis.container b/quadlets/base/redis.container
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9474a42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/redis.container
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Container]
+ContainerName=redis
+Image=quay.io/sclorg/redis-6-c9s
+User=1024
+Network=redis.network
diff --git a/quadlets/base/redis.network b/quadlets/base/redis.network
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..264f70a03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/base/redis.network
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[Network]
diff --git a/quadlets/dev/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-dev.conf b/quadlets/dev/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-dev.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbb793059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/dev/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-dev.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=DEPLOYMENT=dev
diff --git a/quadlets/dev/packit-service.build b/quadlets/dev/packit-service.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..883b8555e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/dev/packit-service.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Build]
+ImageTag=localhost/packit-service:dev
+SetWorkingDirectory=../../
+File=files/docker/Dockerfile
+Environment=SOURCE_BRANCH=main
+Environment=DEPLOYMENT=dev
diff --git a/quadlets/dev/packit-service.container.d/60-dev.conf b/quadlets/dev/packit-service.container.d/60-dev.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ec8c3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/dev/packit-service.container.d/60-dev.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=DEPLOYMENT=dev
+Image=packit-service.build
+Volume=../../packit_service:/src/packit_service:ro,z
+Volume=../../alembic:/src/alembic:rw,z
diff --git a/quadlets/prod/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-prod.conf b/quadlets/prod/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-prod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..989f635ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/prod/packit-dashboard.container.d/60-prod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=DEPLOYMENT=prod
diff --git a/quadlets/prod/packit-service.container.d/60-prod.conf b/quadlets/prod/packit-service.container.d/60-prod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..989f635ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quadlets/prod/packit-service.container.d/60-prod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[Container]
+Environment=DEPLOYMENT=prod