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+version: '3.5'
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    container_name: postgres_container
+    image: postgres
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-acedanger}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-changeme}
+      PGDATA: /data/postgres
+    volumes:
+       - postgres_data:/data/postgres
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    networks:
+      - postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  pgadmin:
+    container_name: pgadmin_container
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4
+    environment:
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: ${PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL:-peter@peterwood.dev}
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: ${PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD:-admin}
+      PGADMIN_CONFIG_SERVER_MODE: 'False'
+    volumes:
+       - pgadmin_data:/var/lib/pgadmin
+    ports:
+      - "${PGADMIN_PORT:-5050}:80"
+    networks:
+      - postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+networks:
+  postgres:
+    driver: bridge
+
+volumes:
+    postgres_data:
+    pgadmin_data: