diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3679a62ba..4a475d7f6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-DATABASE_URL=""
-REDIS_URL=""
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://<user>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database_name>"
+REDIS_URL="redis://<host>:<port>"
 UPLOAD_DIRECTORY=""
 NEXT_PUBLIC_UPLOAD_STATIC_DIRECTORY=""
 STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=""
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yaml b/docker-compose.dev.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5948c53f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+  gitroom-postgres:
+    image: postgres:14.5
+    container_name: gitroom-postgres
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: gitroom-local-pwd
+      POSTGRES_USER: gitroom-local
+      POSTGRES_DB: gitroom-db-local
+    volumes:
+      - postgres-volume:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+  gitroom-redis:
+    image: redis:7.2
+    container_name: gitroom-redis
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 6379:6379
+
+
+volumes:
+  postgres-volume:
+    external: false