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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  guppe:
+    build: .
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 8085:8085
+    env_file: '.env'
+    environment:
+      DB_URL: 'mongodb://mongodb:27017'
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
+    volumes:
+      # localdev certs
+      - ./certs:/usr/src/guppe/certs
+    logging:
+      driver: local
+      options:
+        max-size: '10m'
+
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongo:4.2
+    restart: always
+    volumes:
+      - mongo-data:/data/db
+    logging:
+      driver: local
+      options:
+        max-size: '10m'
+
+volumes:
+  mongo-data: