diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e75c845..26680ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ image:
 docs:
 	cd docs/ && make html
 
+compose_build:
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build
+
 compose_up:
 	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+compose_down:
+	docker-compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml down
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 3949f56..f9b89e5 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ x-takahe-common:
 
     image: takahe:latest
     environment:
-      TAKAHE_DATABASE_URL: "postgres://postgres:insecure_password@db/takahe"
-      TAKAHE_DEBUG: true
+      TAKAHE_DATABASE_SERVER: "postgres://postgres:insecure_password@db/takahe"
+      TAKAHE_DEBUG: "true"
       TAKAHE_SECRET_KEY: "insecure_secret"
       TAKAHE_CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS: '["http://127.0.0.1:8000", "https://127.0.0.1:8000"]'
-      TAKAHE_USE_PROXY_HEADERS: true
+      TAKAHE_USE_PROXY_HEADERS: "true"
       TAKAHE_EMAIL_BACKEND: "console://console"
       TAKAHE_MAIN_DOMAIN: "example.com"
       TAKAHE_ENVIRONMENT: "development"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ x-takahe-common:
 
 services:
   db:
-    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    image: docker.io/postgres:15-alpine
     healthcheck:
       test: ['CMD', 'pg_isready', '-U', 'postgres']
     volumes:
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
 
+  stator:
+    <<: *takahe-common
+    command: ["/takahe/manage.py", "runstator"]
+
   setup:
     <<: *takahe-common
     command: ["/takahe/manage.py", "migrate"]
diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 3cfb890..34a93a7 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,42 @@ and local posting/follow functionality; to test ActivityPub itself and follow
 other people, your installation **must be accessible from the internet**;
 doing that securely is different enough per person that it is not covered here.
 
+Using Docker Compose is the fastest way to get up and running, and you will
+still be able to make web changes and have them appear in real-time. Direct
+installation is recommended for more advanced developers or those wishing to
+use a PostgreSQL they already have.
+
+These instructions are not suitable for running a production copy; for that,
+see :doc:`installation`.
+
+Docker
+~~~~~~
+
+The docker build process will take care of much of the above, but you just have
+to be sure that you're executing it from the project root.
+
+First, you need to build your image::
+
+    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build
+
+Then start the ``compose`` session::
+
+    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
+
+At this point, you should be able to see the Web UI at http://localhost:8000
+
+Once your session is up and running, you can make yourself a superuser account::
+
+    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web manage.py createsuperuser
+
+And you can run the tests inside your container::
+
+    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web pytest
+
+If you want to change the settings that Takahē is using, you can edit them
+near the top of the docker-compose file; the default set are designed for a
+local installation, though.
+
 
 Direct installation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -48,7 +84,7 @@ Then install the development requirements::
 
     pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
-and enable the git commit hooks to do auto-formatting and linting
+Enable the git commit hooks to do auto-formatting and linting
 (if you don't do this, our CI system will reject your PRs until they match)::
 
     pre-commit install
@@ -73,30 +109,7 @@ And you can run the tests with pytest::
 
     pytest
 
-
-Docker
-~~~~~~
-
-The docker build process will take care of much of the above, but you just have
-to be sure that you're executing it from the project root.
-
-First, you need to build your image::
-
-    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml build
-
-Then start the `compose` session::
-
-    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up
-
-At this point, you will be able to see the Web UI at http://localhost:8000
-
-Once your session is up and running, you can make yourself a superuser account::
-
-    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web manage.py createsuperuser
-
-And you can run the tests inside your container::
-
-    docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml exec web pytest
+If you want to edit settings, you can edit the ``.env`` file.
 
 
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