diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c75f985..fea97b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ dist
 .logs/
 
 .claude/
+
+compose.yml
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bef4da6..4aaaf38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Your Claude Code clients generate encryption keys locally and use Happy Server a
 
 That said, Happy Server is open source and self-hostable if you prefer running your own infrastructure. The security model is identical whether you use our servers or your own.
 
+**If you still want to self-host:** An easy way to self-host `happy-server` is by copying `compose.yml.tmpl` to `compose.yml` and adding a random `HANDY_MASTER_SECRET`. Run `docker compose up -d` afterward, and you'll have a running server accessible on port `3000`. For a more sophisticated setup with a reverse proxy and SSL, please refer to our [self-hosting guide](https://happy.engineering/docs/guides/self-hosting/).
+
 ## License
 
 MIT - Use it, modify it, deploy it anywhere.
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diff --git a/compose.yml.tmpl b/compose.yml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..067adf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+services:
+  happy-server:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/happy-server
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
+      - HANDY_MASTER_SECRET=your-seed-for-token-generation
+      - PORT=3000
+      - S3_HOST=minio
+      - S3_PORT=9000
+      - S3_USE_SSL=false
+      - S3_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
+      - S3_SECRET_KEY=minioadmin
+      - S3_BUCKET=happy
+      - S3_PUBLIC_URL=http://minio:9000/happy
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      migrate:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+
+  migrate:
+    build: .
+    command: yarn prisma migrate deploy
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/happy-server
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - ./prisma:/app/prisma
+ 
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=happy-server
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+ 
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    volumes:
+      - redis_data:/data
+ 
+  minio:
+    image: minio/minio
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
+    # Include if you want to access the admin console
+    # ports:
+      # - "9001:9001"
+    environment:
+      - MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin
+      - MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin
+    volumes:
+      - minio_data:/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9000/minio/health/live"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 20s
+      retries: 3
+
+  minio-init:
+    image: minio/mc
+    depends_on:
+      minio:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    entrypoint: >
+      /bin/sh -c "
+      mc alias set myminio http://minio:9000 minioadmin minioadmin;
+      mc mb myminio/happy || true;
+      mc anonymous set download myminio/happy;
+      exit 0;
+      "
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+  redis_data:
+  minio_data: