diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 039d3116..c61b08b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ yarn-error.log
 
 # Rust compilation dirs
 rust/*/target
+# Compiled rust apps (rust modules are recompiled during container start)
+storage/ffi-libs/*.so
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 56ae574d..9f4f1e06 100644
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ elif [[ "$role" == "app" ]]; then
         php artisan cache:clear && php artisan config:cache && php artisan route:cache && php artisan view:cache
     fi
 
+    # Compile rust modules
+    ./rust/test_ffi/compile.sh
+
     exec php-fpm
 else
     echo "Could not match the container role \"$role\""
diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md
index 3953475a..bd4ecf9a 100644
--- a/rust/README.md
+++ b/rust/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ take up a lot of memory and the BattleEngine in PHP can e.g. take up gigabytes o
 The rust source code is stored in the `./rust/` folder.
 
 ## Compile rust version
-After making change to any rust modules, you should manually compile them and copy it over to
-the `storage/ffi-libs` folder.
+The Rust modules are automatically compiled during container startup. However, during development
+or testing, you may want to manually compile the modules to test your changes immediately.
 
-To compile rust, go to the rust module directory, e.g.
+To compile rust, go to the rust module directory inside the container, e.g.
 
 ```bash
 # Navigate to the rust package you want to compile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ cp target/release/libtest_ffi.so ../../storage/ffi-libs
 Alternatively, you can also run the `compile.sh` script inside the module's folder which executes the statements above:
 
 ```bash
-# Navigate to the rust package you want to compile
-cd rust/test_ffi
-
-# Execute compile.sh
-./compile.sh
+# Execute compile.sh (from app root)
+./rust/test_ffi/compile.sh
 ```
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diff --git a/rust/test_ffi/compile.sh b/rust/test_ffi/compile.sh
index 51e8cf50..0b8ec5bb 100755
--- a/rust/test_ffi/compile.sh
+++ b/rust/test_ffi/compile.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Compile the rust package
-cargo build --release
+cargo build --manifest-path="rust/test_ffi/Cargo.toml" --release
 
 # Copy the compiled rust package to the ffi-libs storage directory.
 # The .so files are called by Laravel.
-cp target/release/libtest_ffi.so ../../storage/ffi-libs
\ No newline at end of file
+cp rust/test_ffi/target/release/libtest_ffi.so storage/ffi-libs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/storage/ffi-libs/README.md b/storage/ffi-libs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..758d6382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/ffi-libs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rust modules will be compiled during container startup and will be placed here automatically.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/storage/ffi-libs/libtest_ffi.so b/storage/ffi-libs/libtest_ffi.so
deleted file mode 100755
index 8dcf1521..00000000
Binary files a/storage/ffi-libs/libtest_ffi.so and /dev/null differ