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+# runs a local version of Epilepsy12 for development on port 8000
+# syncs changes in local code folder to the E12 container
+# migrates the database
+
+version: "3.10"
+
+services:
+  # web container - runs the django app
+  web:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - 8000:8000
+    links:
+      - redis
+      - db
+      - celery
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - redis
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app/
+    environment:
+      # these env vars are ONLY for development
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_USER=epilepsy12user
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_PASSWORD=password
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_NAME=epilepsy12db
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_HOST=db
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_PORT=5432
+      - E12_SECRET_KEY=mysecretkey
+      - DEBUG=True
+      - DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS=0.0.0.0
+      - DJANGO_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=https://localhost,https://0.0.0.0
+      - POSTCODES_IO_API_URL=https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes
+      - RCPCH_CENSUS_PLATFORM_URL=https://api.rcpch.ac.uk/deprivation/v1 # live
+      # - RCPCH_CENSUS_PLATFORM_URL=http://0.0.0.0:8001 # development
+      - RCPCH_HERMES_SERVER_URL=http://rcpch-hermes.uksouth.azurecontainer.io:8080/v1/snomed
+      - NHS_ODS_API_URL=https://api.nhs.uk/service-search?api-version=2
+      # Below ENV vars are only needed for first creation of the superuser
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME=e12-dev-user
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=pw
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_FIRST_NAME=dev
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_SURNAME=dev
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=e12-dev-user@rcpch.tech
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_IS_RCPCH_AUDIT_TEAM_MEMBER=True
+      - DJANGO_SUPERUSER_ROLE=1
+      - CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
+      - CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND=redis://redis:6379/0
+    env_file:
+      - .env # env file with the token for RCPCH Census Platform, not committed to Git
+    command: >
+      sh -c "python manage.py collectstatic --noinput &&
+            python manage.py migrate &&
+            python manage.py seed --mode=seed_dummy_cases &&
+            python manage.py seed --mode=seed_registrations &&
+            python manage.py seed --mode=seed_groups_and_permissions &&
+            python manage.py createsuperuser --noinput || true &&
+            echo 'DEV SETUP SCRIPT: Development superuser email: e12-dev-user@rcpch.tech' &&
+            echo 'DEV SETUP SCRIPT: Development superuser password: pw' &&
+            python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
+
+  # db container - runs postgres
+  db:
+    image: postgis/postgis:15-3.3
+    volumes:
+      - "auditenginedb:/var/lib/postgresql/data"
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=epilepsy12user
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+      - POSTGRES_DB=epilepsy12db
+      - TZ="Europe/London"
+
+  # this is the redis backend for celery to run async/caching/cron tasks
+  redis:
+    image: redis:alpine
+    expose:
+      - 6379
+
+  # This is the celery worker
+  celery:
+    restart: always
+    build:
+      context: .
+    command: celery -A rcpch-audit-engine worker -l info
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+    environment:
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_USER=epilepsy12user
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_PASSWORD=password
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_NAME=epilepsy12db
+      - E12_POSTGRES_DB_HOST=db
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - redis
+
+  # This is for celery cron tasks
+  celery-beat:
+    build: .
+    command: celery -A rcpch-audit-engine beat -l info
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - redis
+
+volumes:
+  auditenginedb: