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+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16
+    container_name: postgres_dev
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: archivist
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+      POSTGRES_DB: archivist
+      TZ: Europe/Berlin
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  pgadmin:
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4
+    container_name: pgadmin_dev
+    restart: unless-stopped #always
+    environment:
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: aroy-art@pm.me
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: admin
+    ports:
+      - "5050:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data: