diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+_APP_DB_SCHEMA=appwrite
+_APP_DB_USER=user
+_APP_DB_PASS=password
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+---
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  postgresql:
+    build: 
+      context: .
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - appwrite-postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=${_APP_DB_SCHEMA}
+      - POSTGRES_USER=${_APP_DB_USER}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${_APP_DB_PASS}
+    command: "postgres"
+
+volumes:
+  appwrite-postgresql:
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diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
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+FROM postgres:16
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        postgresql-16-postgis-3 \
+        postgresql-16-postgis-3-scripts \
+        postgresql-16-pgvector \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
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