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+version: "3.7"
+
+services:
+  db:
+    container_name: rcd_db
+    image: postgres:12-alpine
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
+    env_file:
+      - ./.env
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data: