diff --git a/docker/local/Dockerfile b/docker/local/Dockerfile
index ec7a1db0f9d..b5f96f62c36 100644
--- a/docker/local/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/local/Dockerfile
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ENV PATH="/var/opt/etcd:${PATH}"
 RUN mkdir /vt/local
 COPY examples/local /vt/local
 
+# Copy the vtadmin web app to the correct location and npm install
+COPY --chown=vitess:vitess web /web
+RUN npm install /web/vtadmin
+
 RUN mkdir /vt/common
 COPY examples/common /vt/common
 
diff --git a/docker/local/install_local_dependencies.sh b/docker/local/install_local_dependencies.sh
index b723ee99452..e570d0dc196 100755
--- a/docker/local/install_local_dependencies.sh
+++ b/docker/local/install_local_dependencies.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This is a script that gets run as part of the Dockerfile build
 # to install dependencies for the vitess/mini image.
 #
-# Usage: install_mini_dependencies.sh
+# Usage: install_local_dependencies.sh
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ mkdir -p /var/run/etcd && chown -R vitess:vitess /var/run/etcd
 
 # Clean up files we won't need in the final image.
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install npm and node dependencies for vtadmin
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_19.x |  bash - && apt-get install -y nodejs
diff --git a/docker/local/run.sh b/docker/local/run.sh
index 23a97f9843c..9239748ff81 100755
--- a/docker/local/run.sh
+++ b/docker/local/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-docker run -p 15000:15000 -p 15001:15001 -p 15991:15991 -p 15999:15999 -p 16000:16000 --rm -it vitess/local
+docker run -p 14201:14201 -p 15000:15000 -p 15001:15001 -p 15991:15991 -p 15999:15999 -p 16000:16000 --rm -it vitess/local