diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf34772..17600a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,24 @@ curl -X GET "https://api.textbee.dev/api/v1/gateway/devices/YOUR_DEVICE_ID/get-r
    ```
 4. Ensure your domain points to your VPS and Caddy is configured properly.
 
+### Dockerized env
+#### Requirements:   
+- Docker installed
+1. After setting up Firebase, update your `.env` in `web` && `api` folder.
+   ```bash
+   cd web && cp .env.example .env \
+   && cd ../api && cp .env.example .env
+   ```
+2. Navigate to root folder and execute docker-compose.yml file.    
+   This will spin up `web` container, `api` container alongside with `MongoDB` and `MongoExpress`. `TextBee` database will be automatically created.
+   ```bash
+   docker compose up -d
+   ```
+   To stop the containers simply type
+   ```bash
+   docker compose down
+   ```   
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are welcome!
diff --git a/api/.dockerignore b/api/.dockerignore
index 092a52b..521a8db 100644
--- a/api/.dockerignore
+++ b/api/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 /dist
 /node_modules
 /coverage
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index a2c868d..44ee220 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-PORT=
-MONGO_URI=mongodb://textbee-db:27017/textbee
+PORT=3005
+MONGO_URI=mongodb://textbeeUser:textbeePassword@mongo:27017/TextBee
 JWT_SECRET=secret
 JWT_EXPIRATION=60d
 
-FRONTEND_URL=
+FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
 
+#Update from Firebase json file
 FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=
 FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID=
 FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY=
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index 47044a5..2b56f82 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS base
+FROM node:18-alpine AS base
 RUN npm i -g pnpm
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ FROM base AS build
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN pnpm build
 
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS prod
+FROM node:18-alpine AS prod
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
+EXPOSE 3005
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN npm i -g pnpm
-COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist 
-COPY --from=build /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./ 
+COPY --from=build /app/.env ./.env
+COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=build /app/package.json /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm i --prod
-ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["pnpm", "start"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index cc94c95..1b840ea 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,36 +1,56 @@
 services:
-  textbee-web:
-    image: ghcr.io/vernu/textbee/web:latest
-    container_name: textbee-web
-    build: 
+  web:
+    container_name: web
+    build:
       context: ./web
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     ports:
       - "3000:3000"
-    env_file: 
-      - path: ./web/.env
-        required: true
-    command: pnpm start
-  textbee-api:
-    image: ghcr.io/vernu/textbee/api:latest
-    container_name: textbee-api
-    build: 
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+
+  api:
+    container_name: api
+    build:
       context: ./api
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      target: prod
     ports:
       - "3005:3005"
-    env_file: 
-      - path: ./api/.env
-        required: true
     depends_on:
-      - textbee-db
-  textbee-db:
+      - mongo
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+
+  mongo:
+    container_name: mongo
     image: mongo
-    container_name: textbee-db
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "27017:27017"
+    environment:
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: adminUser
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: adminPassword
+      MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE: TextBee
     volumes:
       - textbee-db-data:/data/db
+      # THe following scripts creates TextBee DB automatically, also the user which web and api are connecting with.
+      - ./mongo-init:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:ro
+  mongo-express:
+    container_name: mongo-ee
+    image: mongo-express
+    restart: always
     ports:
-      - "27017:27017"
+      - "8081:8081"
+    environment:
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: adminUser
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: adminPassword
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL: mongodb://adminUser:adminPassword@mongo:27017/
+      ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH: "false"
+    depends_on:
+      - mongo
 
 volumes:
   textbee-db-data:
diff --git a/mongo-init/init.js b/mongo-init/init.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebaff70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mongo-init/init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+db = db.getSiblingDB("TextBee");
+
+db.createUser({
+  user: "textbeeUser",
+  pwd: "textbeePassword",
+  roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "TextBee" }]
+});
+
+db.init.insertOne({ createdBy: "seed" });
+
+print("✅ TextBee DB initialized and user created.");
diff --git a/web/.env.example b/web/.env.example
index 69002d2..60a1344 100644
--- a/web/.env.example
+++ b/web/.env.example
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=https://api.textbee.dev/api/v1
+NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=http://localhost:3000
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3005/api/v1
 NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_TAWKTO_EMBED_URL=
 
-NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000
 AUTH_SECRET= # https://generate-secret.vercel.app/32
 
-DATABASE_URL=
+DATABASE_URL=mongodb://textbeeUser:textbeePassword@mongo:27017/TextBee
 
 MAIL_HOST=
 MAIL_PORT=
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
index 19e926e..96b44d2 100644
--- a/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS base
+FROM node:18-alpine AS base
 
 # Stage 1: Install web dependencies
 FROM base AS web-deps
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY .env ./.env
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 RUN corepack enable pnpm && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 COPY --from=web-deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY --from=web-deps /app/.env .env
 RUN corepack enable pnpm && pnpm run vercel-build
 
-CMD ["pnpm", "start"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["pnpm", "start"]