diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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 ### Requirements
 
 In order to run the Databus on-premise you will need `docker` and `docker-compose` 
-installed on your machine. 
+installed on your machine. 
 
 * `docker`: 20.10.2 or higher
 * `docker-compose`: 1.25.0 or higher
+* (Optional) **MongoDB:** Ensure you have MongoDB installed. You can check the server version with:
+  ```bash
+  mongod --version
+  ```
 
 ### Starting the Databus Server
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 version: "3.0"
 name: "databus-nodejs-dockerized"
+
 services:
   databus:
-    image: "databus-rc12"
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: databus-local
     ports:
       - 3000:3000 # HTTP:  Databus web UI
 #      - 80:80       # ** uncomment if proxy enabled only** HTTP port of included proxy (caddy) necessary for Auto-HTTPS via ACME and HTTP->HTTPS redirect