diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37e138d..89b0156 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -398,4 +398,5 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 *.sln.iml
 
 tools/
-MaxPower/out/
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+MaxPower/out/
+usage-with-docker-compose/volumes/
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diff --git a/usage-with-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/usage-with-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb7a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usage-with-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+services:
+  maxpower:
+    image: awaescher/maxpower:latest
+    container_name: maxpower
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    env_file:
+      - maxpower.env
+    restart: always
+    
+  prometheus:
+    image: prom/prometheus:latest
+    container_name: prometheus
+    user: root
+    command:
+      - '--storage.tsdb.retention.time=30d' # keep data 30 days - all the values below are just defaults that need to be defined if commands are used
+      - '--config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml'
+      - '--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus'
+      - '--web.console.libraries=/usr/share/prometheus/console_libraries'
+      - '--web.console.templates=/usr/share/prometheus/consoles'
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+    volumes:
+      - ./volumes/prometheus/data:/prometheus
+      - ./volumes/prometheus/etc:/etc
+    restart: always
+
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana:latest
+    container_name: grafana
+    ports:
+      - "9091:3000"
+    user: "0"
+    links:
+      - prometheus
+    volumes:
+      - ./volumes/grafana:/var/lib/grafana
+    restart: always
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diff --git a/usage-with-docker-compose/maxpower.env b/usage-with-docker-compose/maxpower.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c463563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usage-with-docker-compose/maxpower.env
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+MaxSettings__PollIntervalSeconds=60
+MaxSettings__UseMockData=true
+
+Inverters__0__Ip=192.168.178.241
+Inverters__0__Id=1
+Inverters__0__Port=12345
+
+Inverters__1__Ip=192.168.178.242
+Inverters__1__Id=2
+Inverters__1__Port=12345
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diff --git a/usage-with-docker-compose/volumes/prometheus/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml b/usage-with-docker-compose/volumes/prometheus/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9efa08b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usage-with-docker-compose/volumes/prometheus/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+global:
+  scrape_interval: 300s
+  evaluation_interval: 300s
+
+scrape_configs:
+  - job_name: "maxpower metrics"
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ["maxpower:8080"]
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