diff --git a/app/.env b/app/.env
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+DB_HOST=postgres
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_SCHEMA=public
+POSTGRES_DB=bizmatch
+POSTGRES_USER=bizmatch
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=xieng7Seih
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diff --git a/app/docker-compose.yml b/app/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+
+  postgres:
+      image: postgres:15.5-alpine3.19
+      volumes:
+        - bizmatch_volume:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      environment:
+        POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+        POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      ports:
+        - "5432:5432"
+      networks:
+        - bizmatch
+
+networks:
+  bizmatch:
+    external: true
+
+volumes:
+  bizmatch_volume:
+    external: true