diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 83a36d46..413de0bf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ services:
           - maslow.dev.gov.uk
           - places-manager.dev.gov.uk
           - publisher.dev.gov.uk
+          - publisher-on-postgresql.dev.gov.uk
           - publishing-api.dev.gov.uk
           - release.dev.gov.uk
           - router-api.dev.gov.uk
diff --git a/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/Makefile b/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1673e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+publisher-on-postgresql: bundle-publisher-on-postgresql publishing-api link-checker-api
+	$(GOVUK_DOCKER) run $@-lite bin/rake db:setup
+	$(GOVUK_DOCKER) run $@-lite env RAILS_ENV=test bin/rake db:setup
+	$(GOVUK_DOCKER) run $@-lite yarn
diff --git a/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/docker-compose.yml b/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bc5d3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/publisher-on-postgresql/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+volumes:
+  publisher-on-postgresql-tmp:
+  publisher-on-postgresql-node-modules:
+
+x-publisher-on-postgresql: &publisher-on-postgresql
+  build:
+    context: .
+    dockerfile: Dockerfile.govuk-base
+  image: publisher-on-postgresql
+  stdin_open: true
+  tty: true
+  volumes:
+    - ${GOVUK_ROOT_DIR:-~/govuk}:/govuk:delegated
+    - root-home:/root
+    - publisher-on-postgresql-tmp:/govuk/publisher-on-postgresql/tmp
+    - publisher-on-postgresql-node-modules:/govuk/publisher-on-postgresql/node_modules
+  working_dir: /govuk/publisher-on-postgresql
+
+services:
+  publisher-on-postgresql-lite:
+    <<: *publisher-on-postgresql
+    shm_size: 512mb
+    depends_on:
+      - publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+      - postgres-13
+    environment:
+      RAILS_ENV: "test"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres@postgres-13/publisher"
+      TEST_DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres@postgres-13/publisher_test"
+      REDIS_URL: redis://publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+
+  publisher-on-postgresql-app: &publisher-on-postgresql-app
+    <<: *publisher-on-postgresql
+    depends_on:
+      - publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+      - postgres-13
+      - nginx-proxy
+      - publishing-api-app
+      - link-checker-api-app
+      - publisher-on-postgresql-worker
+      - publisher-on-postgresql-css
+    environment:
+      RAILS_ENV: "test"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres@postgres-13/publisher-on-postgresql"
+      REDIS_URL: redis://publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+      VIRTUAL_HOST: publisher-on-postgresql.dev.gov.uk
+      BINDING: 0.0.0.0
+    expose:
+      - "3000"
+    command: bin/dev web
+
+  publisher-on-postgresql-css:
+    <<: *publisher-on-postgresql
+    command: bin/dev css
+
+  publisher-on-postgresql-worker:
+    <<: *publisher-on-postgresql
+    depends_on:
+      - publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+      - postgres-13
+      - nginx-proxy
+      - publishing-api-app
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres@postgres-13/publisher-on-postgresql"
+      REDIS_URL: redis://publisher-on-postgresql-redis
+    command: bin/dev worker
+
+  publisher-on-postgresql-redis:
+    image: redis