diff --git a/cmd/fakermaker/docker-compose.yaml b/cmd/fakermaker/docker-compose.yaml
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+version: '3'
+volumes:
+  dbvol:
+    driver: local
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:14.3-alpine
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=bsky
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=yksb
+    # intentionally *not* exposing default postgresql port to host (conflicts with other local dev DBs)
+    command: -p 6543
+    ports:
+      - '6543:6543'
+    expose:
+      - '6543'
+    volumes: 
+      - dbvol:/var/lib/postgresql/docker
+      - ./docker-create-dev-dbs.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/create-dev-dbs.sql
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -p 6543 -U bsky"]
+      interval: 3s
+      timeout: 2s
+      retries: 3
+
+  plc:
+    image: ghcr.io/bluesky-social/did-method-plc:plc-79cda64f2e51f0017c75e86b63afe95b100273c2
+    ports:
+      - "2582:2582"
+    expose:
+      - "2582"
+    environment:
+      - ENV=dev
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://bsky:yksb@db:6543/plc_dev
+      - PORT=2582
+      - DEBUG_MODE=1
+      - LOG_ENABLED=true
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+      - LOG_DESTINATION=1
+    working_dir: /app/packages/server
+    command: yarn run start
+    links:
+      - db
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  pds-one:
+    image: ghcr.io/bluesky-social/atproto:pds-c18cb6a25d2d3bb7d1e8bc32f4c4aa617c5d73be
+    ports:
+      - "2583:2583"
+    expose:
+      - "2583"
+    environment:
+      - ENV=dev
+      - DB_POSTGRES_URL=postgres://bsky:yksb@db:6543/pds_dev
+      - AVAILABLE_USER_DOMAINS=.test,.dev.bsky.dev
+      - DID_PLC_URL=http://plc:2582
+      - PORT=2583
+      - DEBUG_MODE=1
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+      - LOG_ENABLED=true
+      - LOG_DESTINATION=1
+    working_dir: /app/packages/pds
+    command: yarn run start
+    links:
+      - db
+      - plc
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      plc:
+        condition: service_started
+
+  bgs:
+    # to build/run locally, uncomment this instead
+    #build: ../bigsky/
+    image: ghcr.io/bluesky-social/indigo:bigsky-8c8248dc2d2767532f545fc18c949608a6baf1df
+    ports:
+      - "2470:2470"
+    environment:
+      - ATP_PLC_HOST=http://plc:2582
+      - ATP_PDS_HOST=http://pds-one:2583
+      - GOLOG_LOG_LEVEL=info
+    links:
+      - db
+      - plc
+      - pds-one
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      plc:
+        condition: service_started
+      pds-one:
+        condition: service_started
+
+  appview:
+    image: ghcr.io/bluesky-social/atproto:bsky-af9f11fbde332dfebb8c79e52f009cfd13d08346
+    ports:
+      - "2584:2584"
+    expose:
+      - "2584"
+    environment:
+      - ENV=dev
+      - DB_POSTGRES_URL=postgres://bsky:yksb@db:6543/bsky_dev
+      - DID_PLC_URL=http://plc:2582
+      - PORT=2584
+      - DEBUG_MODE=1
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+      - LOG_ENABLED=true
+      - LOG_DESTINATION=1
+    working_dir: /app/packages/bsky
+    command: yarn run start
+    links:
+      - db
+      - plc
+      - bgs
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      plc:
+        condition: service_started
+      bgs:
+        condition: service_started
diff --git a/cmd/fakermaker/docker-create-dev-dbs.sql b/cmd/fakermaker/docker-create-dev-dbs.sql
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+
+CREATE DATABASE plc_dev;
+CREATE DATABASE pds_dev;
+CREATE DATABASE bgs_dev;
+CREATE DATABASE bsky_dev;