diff --git a/.ddev/.env.pgov-example b/.ddev/.env.pgov-example
index ba16a29c..cb2c4322 100644
--- a/.ddev/.env.pgov-example
+++ b/.ddev/.env.pgov-example
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Copy this file to `.env` and update the default values for PGOV development.
 
+#
+BASIC_AUTH_USER="admin"
+BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD="civicactions"
+
+# See https://next-drupal.org/docs/environment-variables
+NEXT_PUBLIC_DRUPAL_BASE_URL=https://performance.ddev.site
+NEXT_IMAGE_DOMAIN=performance.ddev.site
+
+# Authentication for the NextJS App
+DRUPAL_CLIENT_ID=
+DRUPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=
+
 # Obtain a personal access token at https://airtable.com/create/tokens while
 # logged in as a sufficiently-permissioned user.
 #    Scopes should include:
diff --git a/.ddev/config.yaml b/.ddev/config.yaml
index ef32fa0b..139b17ce 100644
--- a/.ddev/config.yaml
+++ b/.ddev/config.yaml
@@ -15,14 +15,25 @@ web_environment:
   - DRUSH_ALLOW_XDEBUG=1
 corepack_enable: false
 web_extra_exposed_ports:
+  - name: "Next.js Front End"
+    container_port: 3000
+    https_port: 3000
+    http_port: 3001
   - name: "Documentation"
     container_port: 4000
     https_port: 4000
     http_port: 4001
 web_extra_daemons:
+  - name: "frontend"
+    command: "npm install && npm run dev -- -H 0.0.0.0 -p 3000"
+    directory: /var/www/html/src/frontend
   - name: "docs"
     command: "npm install && npm run start -- -h 0.0.0.0 -p 4000"
     directory: /var/www/html/docs
+hooks:
+  # Ensure the .env file is present.
+  pre-start:
+    - exec-host: "(ls .ddev/.envs > /dev/null 2>error) || (cd .ddev && cp .env.pgov-example .env)"
 
 # Key features of DDEV's config.yaml:
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/.env.example b/src/frontend/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 97aa6dae..00000000
--- a/src/frontend/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# See https://next-drupal.org/docs/environment-variables
-NEXT_PUBLIC_DRUPAL_BASE_URL=http://performance.ddev.site
-NEXT_IMAGE_DOMAIN=performance.ddev.site
-
-# Authentication
-DRUPAL_CLIENT_ID=
-DRUPAL_CLIENT_SECRET=
-