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+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: acw-postgres-dev
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: acw
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: acw
+      POSTGRES_DB: acw
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - acw-pg-dev:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U acw"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  acw-pg-dev: