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+#Postgres SQL Envs
+SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_USER="your-username"
+SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD="your-password"
+SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_DBNAME="your-db-name"
+SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_PORT="your-host-port"
+SKILLFORGE_TIMEZONE="Europe/Sofia"
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  skillforge-db:
+    image: postgres:17
+    container_name: skillforge-db
+    hostname: skillforge-db
+    environment:
+        POSTGRES_USER: ${SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_USER}
+        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+        POSTGRES_DB: ${SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_DBNAME}
+        TZ: ${SKILLFORGE_TIMEZONE}
+    ports:
+        - "${SKILLFORGE_POSTGRES_PORT}:5432"
+    volumes:
+        - skillforge-db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+        - skillforge
+
+
+volumes:
+  skillforge-db:
+    driver: local
+    name: skillforge-db
+
+networks:
+  skillforge:
+    driver: bridge
+    name: skillforge