diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 657a436..458589b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,3 +26,20 @@ UoMs Management Module
 
 	http://host:port/services/ts/codbex-uoms/api/ConverterController.ts/CMT/DMT/50
 	
+## Local Development with Docker
+
+When running this project inside the codbex Atlas Docker image, you must provide authentication for installing dependencies from GitHub Packages.
+1. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) with `read:packages` scope.
+2. Pass `NPM_TOKEN` to the Docker container:
+
+    ```
+    docker run \
+    -e NPM_TOKEN=<your_github_token> \
+    --rm -p 80:80 \
+    ghcr.io/codbex/codbex-atlas:latest
+    ```
+
+⚠️ **Notes**
+- The `NPM_TOKEN` must be available at container runtime.
+- This is required even for public packages hosted on GitHub Packages.
+- Never bake the token into the Docker image or commit it to source control.
diff --git a/codbex-uoms/.npmrc b/codbex-uoms/.npmrc
index a822756..3bdca56 100644
--- a/codbex-uoms/.npmrc
+++ b/codbex-uoms/.npmrc
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
-
 @codbex:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
+//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}