diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5473917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16
+    container_name: ethnograph-postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: ethnograph
+      POSTGRES_USER: ethnograph_user
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ethnograph_pass
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+volumes:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 251e95c..2c6a444 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from flask import Flask
 from db.database import Database
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
-db = Database(db_name='ethnograph', user='user', password='password')
+db = Database(db_name='ethnograph', user='ethnograph_user', password='ethnograph_pass')
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():