diff --git a/public/.htaccess b/public/.htaccess
index 701146d..dd8e996 100644
--- a/public/.htaccess
+++ b/public/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+<If "%{HTTP_HOST} =~ /(\.local|^localhost(:\d+)?$)/">
+    # Disable caching in dev
+    <IfModule mod_headers.c>
+        Header set Cache-Control "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0"
+        Header set Pragma "no-cache"
+        Header set Expires "0"
+        Header unset ETag
+    </IfModule>
+    FileETag None
+</If>
+
 <IfModule mod_deflate.c>
     # Enable on-the-fly compression for various file types.
     AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
@@ -54,10 +65,12 @@
     # Block access to .git directory
     RewriteRule .*\.git/.* - [L,R=404]
 
-    # Force HTTPS and www subdomain
-    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
-    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
-    RewriteRule ^ https://www.stemmechanics.com.au%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
+    <If "%{HTTP_HOST} !~ /(\.local|^localhost(:\d+)?$)/">
+        # Force HTTPS and www in prod
+        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
+        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
+        RewriteRule ^ https://www.stemmechanics.com.au%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
+    </If>
 
     # Handle Authorization Header
     RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .