diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 3930b3f..3452e8f 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ MAIL_PASSWORD=my-app-password
 MAIL_USERNAME=mail@example.com
 MAIL_SERVICE=gmail
 PORT=5000
-NODE_END=dev
+NODE_ENV=dev
 GITHUB_TOKEN=a-gh-token
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4c09dc..e31859e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 This is a simple server that serves as the backend for drawDB. It has 2 functions:
 
-1. Send bug reports via mail
-2. Handle interfacing with the GitHub rest api
+1. Send bug reports via email
+2. Handle interfacing with the GitHub REST API
 
-### Get started
+### Getting Started
 
-Set up the environment variables following `.env.sample`
+Set up the environment variables by following `.env.sample`
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/drawdb-io/drawdb-server.git
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ cd drawdb-server
 npm install
 npm start
 ```
+
+### Docker Compose run in dev
+
+```bash
+docker compose up -d
+```
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diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c60b449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+services:
+  drawdb-server:
+    image: node:20-alpine
+    container_name: drawdb-server
+    ports:
+      - ${PORT:-5000}:${PORT:-5000}
+    working_dir: /var/www/html
+    volumes:
+      - ./:/var/www/html
+    command: sh -c "npm install && npm run dev"
+    networks:
+      - default
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
+networks:
+  default:
+    driver: bridge