diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yaml b/docker-compose.override.yaml
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index 0000000000..4d05fd6bf8
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+++ b/docker-compose.override.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+version: '3.4'
+
+# # TO USE THIS FILE, FIRST UNCOMMENT THE FOLLOWING LINE ('services:')
+
+# services:
+
+# # THEN UNCOMMENT ONLY THE SECTION OR SECTIONS CONTAINING THE CHANGES YOU WANT TO APPLY
+# # SAVE THIS FILE AS 'docker-compose.override.yaml'
+# # AND USE THE 'docker-compose build' & 'docker-compose up -d' COMMANDS AS YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO
+
+# # BUILD FROM LATEST IMAGE
+#   api:
+#     image: ghcr.io/danny-avila/librechat-dev:latest
+
+# # BUILD FROM LATEST IMAGE (NUMBERED RELEASE)
+#   api:
+#     image: ghcr.io/danny-avila/librechat:latest
+
+# # BUILD FROM LATEST API IMAGE
+#   api:
+#     image: ghcr.io/danny-avila/librechat-dev-api:latest
+
+# # BUILD FROM LATEST API IMAGE (NUMBERED RELEASE)
+#   api:
+#     image: ghcr.io/danny-avila/librechat-api:latest
+
+# # ADD MONGO-EXPRESS
+#   mongo-express:
+#     image: mongo-express
+#     container_name: mongo-express
+#     environment:
+#       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER: mongodb
+#       ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME: admin
+#       ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD: password
+#     ports:
+#       - '8081:8081'
+#     depends_on:
+#       - mongodb
+#     restart: always
+
+# # USE MONGODB V4.4.18 - FOR OLDER CPU WITHOUT AVX SUPPORT
+#   mongodb:
+#     image: mongo:4.4.18
+
+# # DISABLE THE MONGODB CONTAINER - YOU NEED TO SET AN ALTERNATIVE MONGODB URI IN THE .ENV FILE
+#   api:
+#     environment:
+#       - MONGO_URI=${MONGO_URI}
+#   mongodb:
+#     image: tianon/true
+#     command: ""
+#     entrypoint: ""
+
+# # EXPOSE MONGODB PORTS - USE CAREFULLY, THIS MAKES YOUR DATABASE VULNERABLE TO ATTACKS
+#   mongodb:
+#     ports:
+#       - 27018:27017
+
+# # DISABLE MEILISEARCH
+#   meilisearch:
+#     profiles:
+#       - donotstart
+
+# # EXPOSE MEILISEARCH PORTS - DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT VALUE FOR THE MASTER KEY IF YOU DO THIS
+#   meilisearch:
+#     ports:
+#       - 7700:7700
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b4f0930123..5f7fb0b77f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,32 @@
 version: "3.4"
 
+# Do not edit this file directly. Use a ‘docker-compose.override.yaml’ file if you can.
+# Refer to `docker-compose.override.yaml.example’ for some sample configurations.
+
 services:
-  # client:
-  #   image: nginx-client
-  #   build:
-  #     context: .
-  #     target: nginx-client
-  #   restart: always
-  #   ports:
-  #     - 3080:80
-  #   volumes:
-  #     - /client/node_modules
-  #   depends_on:
-  #     - api
   api:
     container_name: LibreChat
     ports:
-      - 3080:3080               # Change it to 9000:3080 to use nginx
+      - 3080:3080
     depends_on:
       - mongodb
-    image: librechat                # Comment this & uncomment below to build from docker hub image
-    build:                                   # ^------
-      context: .                              # ^------
-      target: node                             # ^------v
-    # image: ghcr.io/danny-avila/librechat:latest # Uncomment this & comment above to build from docker hub image
+    image: librechat
+    build:
+      context: .
+      target: node
     restart: always
     user: "${UID}:${GID}"
-    extra_hosts: # if you are running APIs on docker you need access to, you will need to uncomment this line and next
+    extra_hosts:
     - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
       - MONGO_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017/LibreChat
-      # - CHATGPT_REVERSE_PROXY=http://host.docker.internal:8080/api/conversation # if you are hosting your own chatgpt reverse proxy with docker
-      # - OPENAI_REVERSE_PROXY=http://host.docker.internal:8070/v1/chat/completions # if you are hosting your own chatgpt reverse proxy with docker
       - MEILI_HOST=http://meilisearch:7700
       - MEILI_HTTP_ADDR=meilisearch:7700
     volumes:
-      - /app/client/node_modules # node_modules mapping necessary for module persistence
+      - /app/client/node_modules
       - /app/api/node_modules
       - ./api:/app/api
       - ./.env:/app/.env
@@ -47,8 +35,6 @@ services:
       - ./images:/app/client/public/images
   mongodb:
     container_name: chat-mongodb
-    # ports:  # Uncomment this to access mongodb from outside docker, not safe in deployment
-    #   - 27018:27017
     image: mongo
     restart: always
     user: "${UID}:${GID}"
@@ -59,8 +45,6 @@ services:
     container_name: chat-meilisearch
     image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.5
     restart: always
-    # ports: # Uncomment this to access meilisearch from outside docker
-    #   - 7700:7700 # if exposing these ports, make sure your master key is not the default value
     env_file:
       - .env
     user: "${UID}:${GID}"