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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  backend:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:password@postgres:5432/mydb
+      - PORT=3000
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+      - POSTGRES_DB=mydb
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
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