diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-temporal.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-temporal.adoc
index 978982f..65a4abb 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-temporal.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/includes/quarkus-temporal.adoc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ifndef::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 Environment variable: `+++QUARKUS_TEMPORAL_ENABLE_MOCK+++`
 endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 --|boolean 
-|`false`
+|`true`
 
 
 a|icon:lock[title=Fixed at build time] [[quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-start-workers]]`link:#quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-start-workers[quarkus.temporal.start-workers]`
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ a| [[quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-connection-target]]`link:#quarkus-tempora
 
 [.description]
 --
-Sets a target string, which can be either a valid `NameResolver`-compliant URI, or an authority string. See `ManagedChannelBuilder++#++forTarget(String)` for more information about parameter format. Default is 127.0.0.1:7233
+Sets a target string, which can be either a valid `NameResolver`-compliant URI, or an authority string. See `ManagedChannelBuilder++#++forTarget(String)` for more information about parameter format.
 
 ifdef::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 Environment variable: env_var_with_copy_button:+++QUARKUS_TEMPORAL_CONNECTION_TARGET+++[]
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ ifndef::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 Environment variable: `+++QUARKUS_TEMPORAL_CONNECTION_TARGET+++`
 endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 --|string 
-|`127.0.0.1:7233`
+|required icon:exclamation-circle[title=Configuration property is required]
 
 
 a| [[quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-connection-enable-https]]`link:#quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-connection-enable-https[quarkus.temporal.connection.enable-https]`
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ Environment variable: `+++QUARKUS_TEMPORAL_WORKFLOW_RETRIES_INITIAL_INTERVAL+++`
 endif::add-copy-button-to-env-var[]
 --|link:https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/Duration.html[Duration]
   link:#duration-note-anchor-{summaryTableId}[icon:question-circle[title=More information about the Duration format]]
-|`1s`
+|`1S`
 
 
 a| [[quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-workflow-retries-backoff-coefficient]]`link:#quarkus-temporal_quarkus-temporal-workflow-retries-backoff-coefficient[quarkus.temporal.workflow.retries.backoff-coefficient]`
diff --git a/extension/deployment/pom.xml b/extension/deployment/pom.xml
index 39b01ca..b80b31a 100644
--- a/extension/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extension/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
             <artifactId>quarkus-grpc-common-deployment</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>quarkus-devservices-deployment</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+            <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>junit</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkiverse.temporal</groupId>
             <artifactId>quarkus-temporal</artifactId>
diff --git a/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalContainer.java b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalContainer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..919fbd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalContainer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package io.quarkiverse.temporal.deployment.devui;
+
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
+
+// import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ConfigureUtil;
+
+public class TemporalContainer extends GenericContainer<TemporalContainer> {
+
+    private static final Integer SERVER_EXPOSED_PORT = 7233;
+    private static final Integer UI_EXPOSED_PORT = 8233;
+
+    private final TemporalDevserviceConfig config;
+    private String serviceName;
+    // private String hostname;
+
+    public TemporalContainer(DockerImageName dockerImageName, TemporalDevserviceConfig config) {
+        super(dockerImageName);
+        this.config = config;
+        this.serviceName = "temporal";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void configure() {
+        super.configure();
+
+        withCreateContainerCmdModifier(cmd -> {
+            cmd.withEntrypoint("/usr/local/bin/temporal");
+            cmd.withCmd("server", "start-dev", "--ip", "0.0.0.0");
+        });
+
+        withExposedPorts(SERVER_EXPOSED_PORT, UI_EXPOSED_PORT);
+
+        withLabel("quarkus-devservice-temporal", serviceName);
+
+        withReuse(config.reuse());
+
+        // hostname = ConfigureUtil.configureSharedNetwork(this, "temporal-" + serviceName);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceConfig.java b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ff0872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package io.quarkiverse.temporal.deployment.devui;
+
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigPhase;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.ConfigRoot;
+import io.smallrye.config.ConfigMapping;
+import io.smallrye.config.WithDefault;
+
+@ConfigMapping(prefix = "quarkus.temporal.devservice")
+@ConfigRoot(phase = ConfigPhase.BUILD_TIME)
+public interface TemporalDevserviceConfig {
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the Temporal Devservice.
+     */
+    @WithDefault("true")
+    Boolean enabled();
+
+    /**
+     * The image to use for the Temporal Devservice.
+     */
+    @WithDefault("temporalio/auto-setup")
+    String image();
+
+    /**
+     * The version of the image to use for the Temporal Devservice.
+     */
+    @WithDefault("latest")
+    String version();
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to reuse the Temporal Devservice.
+     */
+    @WithDefault("true")
+    Boolean reuse();
+
+}
diff --git a/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceProcessor.java b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c706399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/deployment/devui/TemporalDevserviceProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package io.quarkiverse.temporal.deployment.devui;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
+
+import io.quarkus.deployment.IsNormal;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildSteps;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.DevServicesResultBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.dev.devservices.GlobalDevServicesConfig;
+import io.quarkus.devservices.common.ContainerLocator;
+
+@BuildSteps(onlyIfNot = IsNormal.class, onlyIf = { GlobalDevServicesConfig.Enabled.class })
+public class TemporalDevserviceProcessor {
+
+    private static final Integer SERVER_EXPOSED_PORT = 7233;
+    private static final Integer UI_EXPOSED_PORT = 8233;
+    private static final String DEV_SERVICE_LABEL = "quarkus-devservice-temporal";
+    private static final ContainerLocator containerLocator = new ContainerLocator(DEV_SERVICE_LABEL, SERVER_EXPOSED_PORT);
+
+    @BuildStep
+    public void build(TemporalDevserviceConfig config, BuildProducer<DevServicesResultBuildItem> devServiceProducer) {
+        if (Boolean.FALSE.equals(config.enabled())) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var imageStr = config.image() + ":" + config.version();
+        var image = DockerImageName.parse(imageStr)
+                .asCompatibleSubstituteFor(imageStr);
+
+        var serverContainer = new TemporalContainer(image, config);
+        serverContainer.start();
+
+        var serverPort = serverContainer.getMappedPort(SERVER_EXPOSED_PORT);
+        devServiceProducer.produce(new DevServicesResultBuildItem("temporal", serverContainer.getContainerId(), Map.of(
+                "quarkus.temporal.connection.target", "localhost:" + serverPort)));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/config/ConnectionRuntimeConfig.java b/extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/config/ConnectionRuntimeConfig.java
index c97ca9d..e95ad58 100644
--- a/extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/config/ConnectionRuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkiverse/temporal/config/ConnectionRuntimeConfig.java
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ public interface ConnectionRuntimeConfig {
     /**
      * Sets a target string, which can be either a valid {@link NameResolver}-compliant URI, or an
      * authority string. See {@link ManagedChannelBuilder#forTarget(String)} for more information
-     * about parameter format. Default is 127.0.0.1:7233
+     * about parameter format.
      */
-    @WithDefault("127.0.0.1:7233")
     String target();
 
     /**