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+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  bot:
+    build: .
+    container_name: discord-lnbits-bot
+    env_file:
+      - .env             # environment variables
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    container_name: lnbits_db
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
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