diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdadf8e..0c53f93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 - fork or download this repository
 - install dependencies with `npm i`
-- create fitness_app database (application access `postgresql://localhost:5432/fitness_app`, make sure you use correct port and db name )
+- create fitness_app database with `docker compose up -d` or manually (application access `postgresql://postgres:root@localhost:5432/fitness_app`, make sure you use correct port, db name and db credentials )
 - create db schema and populate db with `npm run seed`
 - run express server with `npm start`
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa8f6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: fitness-app
+
+services:
+  db:
+    container_name: fitness-app-database
+    image: postgres:16
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB: fitness_app
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: root
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
index bac1357..83a9077 100644
--- a/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize'
 import defineExercise from './exercise'
 import defineProgram from './program'
 
-const sequelize: Sequelize = new Sequelize('postgresql://localhost:5432/fitness_app', {
+const sequelize: Sequelize = new Sequelize('postgresql://postgres:root@localhost:5432/fitness_app', {
 	logging: false
 })