diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:17-alpine
+    container_name: vigimeteo_db
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: admin
+      POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+    volumes:
+      - vigimeteo_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data 
+      - ./sql/backup.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql #DB initializes automatically on first run
+    networks:
+      - vigimeteo_net
+
+  backend:
+    build:
+      context: ./Back-end
+    container_name: vigimeteo_backend
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: db
+      DB_PORT: 5432
+      DB_NAME: postgres
+      DB_USER: postgres
+      DB_PASSWORD: admin
+    ports:
+      - "8888:8888"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    networks:
+      - vigimeteo_net
+
+  frontend:
+    build:
+      context: ./Front-end
+    container_name: vigimeteo_frontend
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "5000:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+    networks:
+      - vigimeteo_net
+
+volumes:
+  vigimeteo_data:
+
+networks:
+  vigimeteo_net:
diff --git a/prepare-app.sh b/prepare-app.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Preparing app..."
+docker-compose build
+echo "App is prepared."
diff --git a/remove-app.sh b/remove-app.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Removed app."
+docker-compose down -v --rmi local
diff --git a/start-app.sh b/start-app.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Running app ..."
+docker-compose up -d
+echo "The app is available at http://localhost:5000"
diff --git a/stop-app.sh b/stop-app.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Stopping app..."
+docker-compose stop