diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index bb203108..46280994 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ Included within the root of the repository is a makefile that can be used during
 > this doc is yet to receive a re-write
 
 
+## Docker Container
+
+within the `deploy/` directory there is a docker compose file. running `docker compose up` from this directory will launch a full stack deployment locally containing Centurion API, User Interface, a worker and a RabbitMQ server. once launched you can navigate to `http://127.0.0.1/` to start browsing the site.
+
+You may need to run migrations if your not mounting your own DB. to do this run `docker exec -ti centurion-erp python manage.py migrate`
+
+
+
 # Old working docs
 
 
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yaml b/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
index 80151412..5b61860c 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ x-app: &centurion
   #   - default
   volumes:
     - ./volumes/data:/data:rw
-    - ./volumes/etc/itsm:/etc/itsm:ro
+    - ../app/db.sqlite3:/data/db.sqlite3:rw
+    - ./volumes/etc/itsm:/etc/itsm
+    - ./settings.tmp.py:/etc/itsm/settings.py:ro
 
 services:
 
 
-  
-
-
 
   centurion:
     <<: *centurion
@@ -43,6 +42,19 @@ services:
 
 
 
+  centurion-ui:
+    image: ghcr.io/nofusscomputing/centurion-erp-ui:dev
+    restart: always
+    container_name: centurion-ui
+    environment:
+      - API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v2
+    hostname: centurion-ui
+    network_mode: "host"
+    depends_on:
+      - centurion
+
+
+
   rabbitmq:
     image: rabbitmq:4.0.3-management-alpine
     container_name: rabbitmq