diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1120be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed0bb77..f1f6455 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ A self-hosted logging storage and search application with a simple API for log i
 git clone <repo-url> simplelogs
 cd simplelogs
 cp .env.example .env
+cp docker-compose.example.yml docker-compose.yml
 
 # Start services
 docker-compose up -d
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.example.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from docker-compose.yml
rename to docker-compose.example.yml