diff --git a/apps/api_accounts/README.md b/apps/api_accounts/README.md
index c6185291..730b86c8 100644
--- a/apps/api_accounts/README.md
+++ b/apps/api_accounts/README.md
@@ -21,21 +21,10 @@ end
 
 ## Setting Up DynamoDB Local
 
-Download [DynamoDB local](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/DynamoDBLocal.html).
+Make sure you have Docker installed, and then run
 
-```
-(mkdir -p bin/dynamodb && \
-cd bin/dynamodb && \
-curl -O https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb-local/dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz && \
-tar -xzf dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz && \
-rm dynamodb_local_latest.tar.gz)
-```
-
-Run the JAR file to start the local DynamoDB server:
-
-```
-(export DYNAMODB_PATH=./bin/dynamodb && \
-java -Djava.library.path=${DYNAMODB_PATH}/DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar ${DYNAMODB_PATH}/DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb)
+```shell
+docker compose up
 ```
 
 Once DynamoDB is running, you can create a new admin user:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe1ba71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: "3.8"
+services:
+  dynamodb-local:
+    command: "-jar DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb -inMemory"
+    image: "amazon/dynamodb-local:2.0.0"
+    container_name: dynamodb-local
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    working_dir: /home/dynamodblocal