diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 3c0c831..57df11a 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 tasks:
-  - init: pip install -r requirements.txt
-
-
+  - init: docker-compose up
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c6b468..9b013e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ This example uses the Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI) with FastApi to enable
 
 ## Running Locally
 
+### With Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up
+```
+
 ### With Docker
+
 ```bash
 # Build the Docker image
 docker build -t deploy-python-fastapi-in-vercel .
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ docker run -p 8000:8000 deploy-python-fastapi-in-vercel
 ```bash
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```
+
 ```bash
 uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
 ```
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e69de29..677df3b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+services:
+  web:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
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