diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "dss.api"]
+	path = dss.api
+	url = git@github.com:fergalmoran/dss.api.git
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+api:
+    restart: always
+    build: ./dss.api
+    ports:
+        - "8000:8000"
+    links:
+        - postgres:postgres
+    env_file: .env
+    #command: /usr/local/bin/gunicorn dss.wsgi:application -w 2 -b :8000
+    command: python manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:8000
+
+postgres:
+    restart: always
+    image: postgres:latest
+    volumes_from:
+        - data
+    ports:
+        - "5432:5432"
+data:
+  restart: no
+  image: postgres:latest
+  volumes:
+    - /var/lib/postgresql
+  command: /bin/true
diff --git a/dss.api b/dss.api
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+Subproject commit a98f3731eed1b24acda1137d9994947f079e40be