diff --git a/.air.toml b/.air.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f44d95503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.air.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+root = "."
+testdata_dir = "testdata"
+tmp_dir = "tmp"
+
+[build]
+  root = "."
+  args_bin = ["start"]
+  bin = "./cells"
+  cmd = "make dev"
+  delay = 1000
+  exclude_dir = ["assets", "tmp", "vendor", "testdata"]
+  exclude_file = []
+  exclude_regex = ["_test.go"]
+  exclude_unchanged = false
+  follow_symlink = false
+  full_bin = ""
+  include_dir = ["broker", "cmd", "common", "data", "discovery", "frontend", "gateway", "idm", "scheduler"]
+  include_ext = ["go"]
+  include_file = []
+  kill_delay = "0s"
+  log = "*.log"
+  poll = false
+  poll_interval = 0
+  post_cmd = []
+  pre_cmd = []
+  rerun = false
+  rerun_delay = 500
+  send_interrupt = false
+  stop_on_error = true
+
+[color]
+  app = ""
+  build = "yellow"
+  main = "magenta"
+  runner = "green"
+  watcher = "cyan"
+
+[log]
+  main_only = false
+  silent = false
+  time = false
+
+[misc]
+  clean_on_exit = false
+
+[proxy]
+  app_port = 0
+  enabled = false
+  proxy_port = 0
+
+[screen]
+  clear_on_rebuild = false
+  keep_scroll = true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23d13092c1..3af87d7f3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ To run the tests, simply do
 go test -v ./...
 ```
 
+## Running with live reload
+First install [air](https://github.com/air-verse/air)
+`go install github.com/air-verse/air@latest`
+Run with live reload
+```sh
+air -c .air.toml
+```
+
 Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) document if you wish to add more tests or contribute to the code.
 
 ## Pre-built Binaries