diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a00591..7cba10b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,4 +162,6 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 
 # Macos
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
+
+.ruff_cache
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ddc915..da87010 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -156,8 +156,30 @@ POSTGRES_PORT=5432 # default "5432", if using docker compose you should use "543
 POSTGRES_DB="your_db"
 ```
 
+For database administration using PGAdmin create the following variables in the .env file
+
+```
+# ------------- pgadmin -------------
+PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL="your_email_address"
+PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD="your_password"
+PGADMIN_LISTEN_PORT=80
+```
+
+To connect to the database, log into the PGAdmin console with the values specified in `PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL` and `PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD`.  
+
+Once in the main PGAdmin screen, click Add Server:
+
+![pgadmin-connect](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/43156212/289698727-e15693b6-fae9-4ec6-a597-e70ab6f44133.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.cKlDYeBvXyGF86PCOYJQ4DvBehfy3Cz5ncf9BN8umE0)
+
+1. Hostname/address is `db` (if using containers)
+2. Is the value you specified in `POSTGRES_PORT`
+3. Leave this value as `postgres`
+4. is the value you specified in `POSTGRES_USER`
+5. Is the value you specified in `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`
+
 For crypt:
 Start by running
+
 ```sh
 openssl rand -hex 32
 ```
@@ -1326,7 +1348,7 @@ poetry run arq src.app.worker.WorkerSettings
 In production you may want to run using gunicorn to manage uvicorn workers:
 ```sh
 command: gunicorn app.main:app -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker -b 0.0.0.0:8000
-``` 
+```
 Here it's running with 4 workers, but you should test it depending on how many cores your machine has.
 
 To do this if you are using docker compose, just replace the comment:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a679a71..9b3673f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ services:
     expose:
       - "6379"
 
+  #-------- uncomment to run with pgadmin --------
+  # pgadmin:
+  #   container_name: pgadmin4
+  #   image: dpage/pgadmin4:latest
+  #   restart: always
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "5050:80"
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - pgadmin-data:/var/lib/pgadmin 
+  #   env_file:
+  #     - ./src/.env
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - db
+
   #-------- uncomment to run with nginx --------
   # nginx:
   #   image: nginx:latest
@@ -106,4 +120,4 @@ services:
 volumes:
   postgres-data:
   redis-data:
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+  #pgadmin-data:
\ No newline at end of file