diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 5528e40..a3c68b1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -25,14 +25,21 @@ services:
       LNBITS_DATA_FOLDER: "./data"
       LNBITS_EXTENSIONS_PATH: "/shared"
       FAKE_WALLET_SECRET: "devsecret"
-      LNBITS_EXTENSIONS_DEFAULT_INSTALL: "lnurlp,nostrclient,nostrrelay,nostrmarket,events,castle,satmachineclient,satmachineadmin"
+      LNBITS_EXTENSIONS_DEFAULT_INSTALL: "lnurlp,nostrclient,nostrrelay,nostrmarket,events,libra,satmachineclient,satmachineadmin"
       LNBITS_ADMIN_EXTENSIONS: "nostrclient,nostrrelay,satmachineadmin"
-      LNBITS_USER_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS: "lnurlp,nostrmarket,events,castle,satmachineclient"
+      LNBITS_USER_DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS: "lnurlp,nostrmarket,events,libra,satmachineclient"
     ports:
       - 5001:5001
     volumes:
       - ./data/lnbits-dev:/app/data
       - /home/padreug/dev/shared/extensions:/shared/extensions
+      # Bind the lnbits package so host edits are picked up on container
+      # restart without rebuilding the image. The venv at /app/.venv stays
+      # baked in.
+      - ${LNBITS_SRC:-/home/padreug/dev/lnbits/demo}/lnbits:/app/lnbits
+      # Pre-start init: pin libra's fava_url to http://fava:5000.
+      - ./lnbits-entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/lnbits-entrypoint.sh:ro
+    command: ["/usr/local/bin/lnbits-entrypoint.sh"]
 
   fava:
     hostname: fava
diff --git a/lnbits-entrypoint.sh b/lnbits-entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d9a4548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnbits-entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Wraps the lnbits CMD to keep libra's fava_url pinned at the docker-network
+# address `http://fava:5000`. Libra persists the URL in
+# /app/data/ext_libra.sqlite3 (extension_settings.fava_url) and the model
+# default is "http://localhost:3333", which doesn't resolve from inside the
+# lnbits container.
+#
+# Background loop polls until the table exists, then UPSERTs the row, then
+# exits. Runs alongside the lnbits process so it lands before libra's async
+# _init_fava() task reads the row on a fresh DB.
+
+set -e
+
+(
+  while true; do
+    if [ -f /app/data/ext_libra.sqlite3 ]; then
+      python3 -c '
+import sqlite3, sys, time
+try:
+    con = sqlite3.connect("/app/data/ext_libra.sqlite3")
+    con.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO extension_settings (id, fava_url, fava_ledger_slug, fava_timeout, updated_at) "
+        "VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?) "
+        "ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET fava_url=excluded.fava_url, updated_at=excluded.updated_at",
+        ("admin", "http://fava:5000", "libra-ledger", 10.0, time.time()),
+    )
+    con.commit()
+    print("[libra-fava-url-init] fava_url=http://fava:5000", flush=True)
+except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+    sys.exit(1)
+' && break
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+) &
+
+exec uv --offline run lnbits \
+  --port "${LNBITS_PORT:-5001}" \
+  --host "${LNBITS_HOST:-0.0.0.0}" \
+  --forwarded-allow-ips='*'