diff --git a/docker-compose.remote.yml b/docker-compose.remote.yml
index 17bcaae..85daed9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.remote.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.remote.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ services:
       #- ./test-ca.pem:/test-ca.pem
       #- ./test-client.pem:/test-client.pem
     #command: --verbose
+  
+  mongo-express:
+    image: mongo-express
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 8081:8081
+    environment:
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: root
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: example
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL: mongodb://root:example@mongo:27017/
 
   beacon-ri-tools:
     image: ghcr.io/ega-archive/beacon2-ri-tools-v2:latest
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 59ee164..f337c24 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ services:
     networks:
       - pub
     #command: --verbose
+  
+  mongo-express:
+    image: mongo-express
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - 8081:8081
+    environment:
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: root
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: example
+      ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL: mongodb://root:example@mongo:27017/
+    networks:
+      - pub
 
   beacon-ri-tools:
     image: ghcr.io/ega-archive/beacon2-ri-tools-v2:latest