diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef1afa78..4e2da4c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ package-lock.json
 
 # personal env
 .env
-docker-push.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+docker-push.sh
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56e77531..6c2095c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ $ npm start
 ```bash
 # copy .env.template to .env (edit it according to your needs)
 $ cp .env.template .env
+# Copy docker-compose.template.yml in docker-compose.yml (edit it according to your needs)
+$ cp docker-compose.template.yml docker-compose.yml
 # Get official image from Docker Hub
 $ docker pull mirotalk/p2p:latest
 # create and start containers
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.template.yml
similarity index 92%
rename from docker-compose.yml
rename to docker-compose.template.yml
index 8ee2595f..4b79656a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.template.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ services:
         hostname: mirotalk
         volumes:
             - .env:/src/.env:ro
-            - ./app/:/src/app/:ro
-            - ./public/:/src/public/:ro
         restart: unless-stopped
         ports:
             - '3000:3000'
diff --git a/docs/self-hosting.md b/docs/self-hosting.md
index 8e92aa68..805eeeaa 100644
--- a/docs/self-hosting.md
+++ b/docs/self-hosting.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ $ sudo apt install docker-compose
 
 # Copy .env.template to .env and edit it if needed
 $ cp .env.template .env
+# Copy docker-compose.template.yml in docker-compose.yml (edit it according to your needs)
+$ cp docker-compose.template.yml docker-compose.yml
 # Get official image from Docker Hub
 $ docker pull mirotalk/p2p:latest
 # Create and start containers