diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7a8c44a..08c409b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ NEXTCLOUD_MEM_LIMIT=4g
 
 # postgres
 POSTGRES_TAG=14
+POSTGRES_HOST=db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e67dbb..85acef8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nextcloud (Docker Compose)
-Build a Nextcloud instance in Docker Compose complete with PostgreSQL and Redis
+Build a Nextcloud instance in Docker Compose complete with Redis and optional PostgreSQL
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ cp .env.example .env
 7. Bring up the containers!
 
 ```bash
+# No PostgreSQL (if you have your own PostgreSQL DB)
 sudo docker-compose -p nextcloud up --build -d
+
+# With Dockerized PostgreSQL
+sudo docker-compose -f docker-compose.yaml -f docker-compose.db.yaml -p nextcloud up --build -d
 ```
 
 8. (Optional) To enable some file previews copy [previews.config.php](nextcloud/previews.config.php) into your Nextcloud's `config` directory (replace `$volume` with the path you have set in the `VOLUME_PATH` environment variable):
diff --git a/docker-compose.db.yaml b/docker-compose.db.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073b8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.db.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:${POSTGRES_TAG}
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ${VOLUME_PATH}/var/lib/postgresql/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
+    secrets:
+      - postgres_db
+      - postgres_user
+      - postgres_password
+    networks:
+      - backend
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_DB_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_db
+      POSTGRES_USER_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_user
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_password
+  nextcloud:
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_HOST: db
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+  cron:
+    depends_on:
+      - db
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 7f7d17c..05ab00d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -17,22 +17,6 @@ networks:
   backend:
 
 services:
-  db:
-    image: postgres:${POSTGRES_TAG}
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    volumes:
-      - ${VOLUME_PATH}/var/lib/postgresql/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
-    secrets:
-      - postgres_db
-      - postgres_user
-      - postgres_password
-    networks:
-      - backend
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_DB_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_db
-      POSTGRES_USER_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_user
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_password
-
   redis:
     image: redis:alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -62,14 +46,13 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_password
       POSTGRES_DB_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_db
       POSTGRES_USER_FILE: /run/secrets/postgres_user
-      POSTGRES_HOST: db
+      POSTGRES_HOST: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
       NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/nextcloud_admin_password
       NEXTCLOUD_ADMIN_USER_FILE: /run/secrets/nextcloud_admin_user
       REDIS_HOST: redis
       NEXTCLOUD_TRUSTED_DOMAINS: ${NEXTCLOUD_DOMAIN}
       OVERWRITEPROTOCOL: https
     depends_on:
-      - db
       - redis
 
   cron:
@@ -81,5 +64,4 @@ services:
       - backend
     entrypoint: /cron.sh
     depends_on:
-      - db
       - redis