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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: vixtix-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: vixtix
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: vixtix_secret
+      POSTGRES_DB: vixtix
+    ports:
+      - "5433:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - vixtix-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U vixtix"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  vixtix-data: