diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yaml b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a828b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+version: "3"
+
+networks:
+  app-tier:
+    driver: bridge
+
+services:
+  mongodb:
+    image: 'bitnami/mongodb:latest'
+    networks:
+      - app-tier
+  myapp:
+ #   image: 'YOUR_APPLICATION_IMAGE'
+    networks:
+      - app-tier
+
+