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+# Use postgres/example user/password credentials
+version: '3.9'
+
+services:
+
+  postgresql:
+    image: postgres:17.0
+    container_name: tech-postgresql
+    restart: always
+    # set shared memory limit when using docker-compose
+    shm_size: 128mb
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/data/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: tech
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: tech
+      POSTGRED_DB: techstorage
+      PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data
+