diff --git a/docker-compose.sql b/docker-compose.sql
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+++ b/docker-compose.sql
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+create database zed;
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.7"
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15
+    container_name: zed_postgres
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - ./docker-compose.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data: