diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c0e449..c5f7a17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,20 +25,6 @@ To use `django-layout`:
 
 3.  install Django with `pip install django`
 
-4.  run the following command (replace `YOUR_PROJECT_NAME` with your preferred name):
-
-        django-admin.py startproject --template=https://github.com/lincolnloop/django-layout/zipball/main --extension=py,md,gitignore,cfg,in,yml,json,dockerignore --name=Makefile,Dockerfile YOUR_PROJECT_NAME
-
-## Postgres
-
-If you want to use Postgres database, you can
-
--   go to the generated project folder,
--   uncomment the lines preceded by `# Postgres` in
-    -   `requirements/requirements.in`
-    -   `docker-compose.yml`
-    -   `{{ project_name }}/config.py`
--   replace `{{ project_name }}` with the project name you chose.
 
 *Note:  The text following this comment block will become the README.md of the new project.*
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 33a115a..37cc7bb 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,28 +13,30 @@ services:
       - /home/node/app/node_modules
       - client:/home/node/app/client/dist
 
-  # Postgres
-  # db:
-  #   image: postgres:13.2-alpine
-  #   volumes:
-  #     - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
-  #     - .data/db_dumps:/db_dumps
-  #   environment:
-  #     - POSTGRES_DB={{ project_name }}
-  #     - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+  db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    volumes:
+      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
+      - .data/db_dumps:/db_dumps
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /usr/bin/pg_isready
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 120
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB={{ project_name }}
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
 
   app:
     <<: &COMMON
       build:
         context: .
         target: build-python
-      # Postgres
-      # depends_on:
-      #   - db
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
       environment:
         - DEBUG=true
-        # Postgres
-        # - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/{{ project_name }}
+        - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/{{ project_name }}
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     restart: on-failure
@@ -56,5 +58,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   client:
-  # Postgres
-  # pgdata:
+  pgdata:
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 9e6d953..b2fc625 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ goodconf[yaml]
 django-alive
 django-csp
 whitenoise
-# Postgres
-# psycopg2
+psycopg2