diff --git a/deployment/docker-compose/README.md b/deployment/docker-compose/README.md
index 4409e7bd3f..34d829d801 100644
--- a/deployment/docker-compose/README.md
+++ b/deployment/docker-compose/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,31 @@ This will expose the following services to the host machine
 - Backend: Available on ports 8080 and 3003
 
 
+## Run Opik backend locally and the rest of the components with docker-compose
+1. In `nginx_default_local.conf` replace
+```bash
+http://backend:8080
+```
+with your localhost
+
+For Mac/Windows (Docker Desktop)
+```bash
+http://host.docker.internal:8080
+```
+For Linux
+```bash
+http://172.17.0.1:8080
+```
+
+2. Run docker-compose including exposing ports to localhost
+```bash
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.override.yaml up -d
+```
+Stop backend container, cause you don't need it..
+
+
+3. Update your Opik Backend configuration to connect to all databases on the localhost, and run it
+
 
 ## Stop opik