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 > [!TIP]
 > The `-v ~/.nanobot:/root/.nanobot` flag mounts your local config directory into the container, so your config and workspace persist across container restarts.
 
-Build and run nanobot in a container:
+### Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+docker compose run --rm nanobot-cli onboard   # first-time setup
+vim ~/.nanobot/config.json                     # add API keys
+docker compose up -d nanobot-gateway           # start gateway
+```
+
+```bash
+docker compose run --rm nanobot-cli agent -m "Hello!"   # run CLI
+docker compose logs -f nanobot-gateway                   # view logs
+docker compose down                                      # stop
+```
+
+### Docker
 
 ```bash
 # Build the image
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+x-common-config: &common-config
+  build:
+    context: .
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile
+  volumes:
+    - ~/.nanobot:/root/.nanobot
+
+services:
+  nanobot-gateway:
+    container_name: nanobot-gateway
+    <<: *common-config
+    command: ["gateway"]
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - 18790:18790
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: '1'
+          memory: 1G
+        reservations:
+          cpus: '0.25'
+          memory: 256M
+  
+  nanobot-cli:
+    <<: *common-config
+    profiles:
+      - cli
+    command: ["status"]
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true