diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
index 8d9bd2bc..178e20e8 100755
--- a/dev.sh
+++ b/dev.sh
@@ -4,23 +4,42 @@ ENV=${1:-dev}
 case $ENV in
     dev)
       FIREBASE_PROJECT=dev
-      NEXT_ENV=DEV ;;
+      NEXT_ENV=DEV
+      EMULATOR=false ;;
     prod)
       FIREBASE_PROJECT=prod
-      NEXT_ENV=PROD ;;
+      NEXT_ENV=PROD
+      EMULATOR=false ;;
+    localdb)
+      FIREBASE_PROJECT=dev
+      NEXT_ENV=DEV
+      EMULATOR=true ;;
     *)
-      echo "Invalid environment; must be dev or prod."
+      echo "Invalid environment; must be dev, prod, or localdb."
       exit 1
 esac
 
 firebase use $FIREBASE_PROJECT
 
-# run all of: local functions, next.js dev server, typechecking on web project
-npx concurrently \
-    -n FUNCTIONS,NEXT,TS \
-    -c white,magenta,cyan \
-    "yarn --cwd=functions dev" \
-    "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_URL=http://localhost:8080 \
+if [ ! -z $EMULATOR ]
+then
+  npx concurrently \
+      -n FIRESTORE,FUNCTIONS,NEXT,TS \
+      -c green,white,magenta,cyan \
+      "yarn --cwd=functions firestore" \
+      "cross-env FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST=localhost:8080 yarn --cwd=functions dev" \
+      "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_URL=http://localhost:8088 \
+               NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATE=TRUE \
                NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_ENV=${NEXT_ENV} \
                yarn --cwd=web serve" \
-    "cross-env yarn --cwd=web ts-watch"
+      "cross-env yarn --cwd=web ts-watch"
+else
+  npx concurrently \
+      -n FUNCTIONS,NEXT,TS \
+      -c white,magenta,cyan \
+      "yarn --cwd=functions dev" \
+      "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_URL=http://localhost:8088 \
+               NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_ENV=${NEXT_ENV} \
+               yarn --cwd=web serve" \
+      "cross-env yarn --cwd=web ts-watch"
+fi
diff --git a/functions/package.json b/functions/package.json
index 28547f39..b20a8fd0 100644
--- a/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "deploy": "firebase deploy --only functions",
     "logs": "firebase functions:log",
     "dev": "nodemon src/serve.ts",
+    "firestore": "firebase emulators:start --only firestore --import=./firestore_export",
     "serve": "firebase use dev && yarn build && firebase emulators:start --only functions,firestore --import=./firestore_export",
     "db:update-local-from-remote": "yarn db:backup-remote && gsutil rsync -r gs://$npm_package_config_firestore/firestore_export ./firestore_export",
     "db:backup-local": "firebase emulators:export --force ./firestore_export",
diff --git a/functions/src/serve.ts b/functions/src/serve.ts
index 1049416f..e2f006ff 100644
--- a/functions/src/serve.ts
+++ b/functions/src/serve.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { Express } from 'express'
 import { EndpointDefinition } from './api'
 
-const PORT = 8080
+const PORT = 8088
 
 import { initAdmin } from './scripts/script-init'
 initAdmin()
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 365eccc6..a31dbffa 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "dev:dev": "yarn devdev",
     "dev:the": "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_ENV=THEOREMONE yarn dev",
     "dev:local": "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FUNCTIONS_URL=http://localhost:8080 yarn devdev",
-    "dev:emulate": "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FIRESTORE_EMULATE=TRUE yarn devdev",
+    "dev:emulate": "cross-env NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATE=TRUE yarn devdev",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
     "lint": "next lint",