diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f548566..3e6a56c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ docker compose exec app python scripts/talk_to_process_manager.py
 
 Take the servers down with `docker compose down`
 
-### Working with Kafka
+### Development without Docker Compose
 
-Due to the complexities of containerising Kafka it is not possible to use the standard
-Docker Compose setup. Instead when working with functionality that requires Kafka it is
-necessary to run the individual components manually.
+In the event that you want to develop without using Docker Compose you must start the
+required components manually.
 
 1. Start Kafka - See [Running drunc with pocket kafka].
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9e1fc82..b5cfb24 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ services:
       - -c
       - |
         python manage.py migrate
+        python scripts/kafka_consumer.py &
         python manage.py runserver 0:8000
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:8000:8000
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ services:
       - db:/usr/src/app/db
     environment:
       - PROCESS_MANAGER_URL=drunc:10054
+      - KAFKA_URL=kafka:9092
+    depends_on:
+      kafka:
+        condition: service_healthy
   drunc:
     build: ./drunc_docker_service/
     command:
@@ -21,8 +26,27 @@ services:
       - -c
       - |
         service ssh start &&
-        drunc-process-manager --log-level debug file:///process-manager-no-kafka.json
+        drunc-process-manager --log-level debug file:///process-manager-kafka.json
     expose:
       - 10054
+    depends_on:
+      kafka:
+        condition: service_healthy
+  kafka:
+    image: bitnami/kafka:latest
+    environment:
+      - KAFKA_CFG_NODE_ID=0
+      - KAFKA_CFG_PROCESS_ROLES=controller,broker
+      - KAFKA_CFG_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://:9092,CONTROLLER://:9093
+      - KAFKA_CFG_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP=CONTROLLER:PLAINTEXT,PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT
+      - KAFKA_CFG_CONTROLLER_QUORUM_VOTERS=0@kafka:9093
+      - KAFKA_CFG_CONTROLLER_LISTENER_NAMES=CONTROLLER
+    expose:
+      - 9092
+    healthcheck:
+      test: timeout 5s kafka-cluster.sh cluster-id --bootstrap-server localhost:9092
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 6s
+      retries: 20
 volumes:
   db:
diff --git a/drunc_docker_service/Dockerfile b/drunc_docker_service/Dockerfile
index 98c9867..b318e23 100644
--- a/drunc_docker_service/Dockerfile
+++ b/drunc_docker_service/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 COPY requirements.txt /
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /requirements.txt
 
-COPY process-manager-no-kafka.json /
+COPY process-manager-no-kafka.json process-manager-kafka.json /
 
 EXPOSE 22
 RUN mkdir -p /root/.ssh && \
diff --git a/drunc_docker_service/process-manager-kafka.json b/drunc_docker_service/process-manager-kafka.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfff8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drunc_docker_service/process-manager-kafka.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "type": "ssh",
+    "name": "SSHProcessManager",
+    "command_address": "0.0.0.0:10054",
+    "authoriser": {
+        "type": "dummy"
+    },
+    "broadcaster": {
+        "type": "kafka",
+        "kafka_address": "kafka:9092",
+        "publish_timeout": 2
+    }
+}