diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e63fdc36f..014940402 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ npm install
 npm start content-ce
 ```
 
+### Using Local ADF
+
+Clone the `alfresco-ng2-components` and `alfresco-content-app` repositories in the same folder, and run the following command:
+
+```sh
+npm start content-ce -- --configuration=adf
+```
+
+Changing the ADF code results in the recompilation and hot-reloading of the ACA application.
+
 ## See Also
 
 Please refer to the [Public documentation](https://alfresco-content-app.netlify.com/) for more details
diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index 4e059c8a6..b2bec7b52 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@
                   "with": "app/src/environments/environment.e2e.ts"
                 }
               ]
+            },
+            "adf": {
+              "tsConfig": "app/tsconfig.app.adf.json",
+              "vendorChunk": true,
+              "extractLicenses": false,
+              "buildOptimizer": false,
+              "sourceMap": true,
+              "optimization": false,
+              "namedChunks": true
             }
           },
           "defaultConfiguration": ""
@@ -210,6 +219,9 @@
             },
             "release": {
               "browserTarget": "content-ce:build:release"
+            },
+            "adf": {
+              "browserTarget": "content-ce:build:adf"
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/app/tsconfig.app.adf.json b/app/tsconfig.app.adf.json
index 2b7638718..1f4b8a50c 100644
--- a/app/tsconfig.app.adf.json
+++ b/app/tsconfig.app.adf.json
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 {
-  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.adf.json",
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.adf.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-      "outDir": "../out-tsc/content-ce",
+    "outDir": "../out-tsc/content-ce"
   },
-"files": [
-  "src/main.ts",
-  "src/polyfills.ts"
-],
-"include": [
-  "apps/content-ce/src/**/*.d.ts"
-]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "files": ["src/main.ts", "src/polyfills.ts"],
+  "include": ["src/**/*.d.ts"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "**/*.spec.ts",
+    "**/*.spec.ts",
+    "**/*.mock.ts",
+    "src/test.ts",
+    "src/environments/environment.prod.ts",
+    "src/environments/environment.e2e.ts",
+    "src/app/testing/app-testing.module.ts",
+    "src/app/testing/translation.service.ts",
+    "src/app/testing/translate-pipe.directive.ts",
+    "src/environments/environment.release.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.adf.json b/tsconfig.adf.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bcc54106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.adf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "compileOnSave": false,
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "baseUrl": "./",
+    "downlevelIteration": true,
+    "importHelpers": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist/out-tsc",
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
+    "noImplicitReturns": true,
+    "target": "es2020",
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "typeRoots": ["node_modules/@types"],
+    "lib": ["es2019", "dom"],
+    "paths": {
+      "@alfresco/adf-testing": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/testing"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-testing/shared": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/testing/src/lib/shared"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-core": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/core"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-core/*": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/core/*/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-extensions": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/extensions"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-content-services": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/content-services"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-process-services-cloud": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/process-services-cloud"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-process-services": ["../alfresco-ng2-components/lib/process-services"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-shared": ["projects/aca-shared/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-shared/store": ["projects/aca-shared/store/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-shared/rules": ["projects/aca-shared/rules/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/adf-office-services-ext": ["projects/adf-office-services-ext/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-testing-shared": ["projects/aca-testing-shared"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-about": ["projects/aca-about/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-settings": ["projects/aca-settings/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "@alfresco/aca-folder-rules": ["projects/aca-folder-rules/src/public-api.ts"],
+      "package.json": ["package.json"],
+      "*": ["./node_modules/*"]
+    }
+  },
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"],
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "preserveWhitespaces": false,
+    "fullTemplateTypeCheck": true,
+    "strictInjectionParameters": true,
+    "strictTemplates": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 5405e980f..e485c4d72 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "typeRoots": ["node_modules/@types"],
-    "lib": ["es2018", "dom"],
+    "lib": ["es2019", "dom"],
     "paths": {
       "@alfresco/aca-shared": ["projects/aca-shared/src/public-api.ts"],
       "@alfresco/aca-shared/store": ["projects/aca-shared/store/src/public-api.ts"],