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+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  database:
+    container_name: "app-db"
+    image: 'postgres:latest'
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    ports:
+      - "${POSTGRES_PORT}:5432"
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DATABASE}
+    volumes:
+      - './db-data/:/var/lib/postgresql/data/'
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