diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0ba4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DRGON_POSTGRES_PORT=XXXXXX
+DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD=XXXXXX
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f45c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/node_modules/*
+.env
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-postgres b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-postgres
index 8031c32..d8e668a 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-postgres
+++ b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-postgres
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 USER root
 
+ARG DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD="admin"
+
 RUN apt update
 
 # Install sudo (required by Ansible)
diff --git a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-server b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-server
index 5ab3ad7..399a3d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-server
+++ b/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-server
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
+ARG DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD="admin"
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt update
 
diff --git a/ansible-playbooks/drgon-postgres-playbook.yaml b/ansible-playbooks/drgon-postgres-playbook.yaml
index 451a60e..b953082 100644
--- a/ansible-playbooks/drgon-postgres-playbook.yaml
+++ b/ansible-playbooks/drgon-postgres-playbook.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
         create: yes
     - name: Set postgres' password
       become_user: postgres
-      community.postgresql.postgresql_query:
-        query: ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'admin';
+      community.postgresql.postgresql_user:
+        name: postgres
+        password: "{{ lookup('env', 'DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD') }}"
     - name: Create new Postgres database
       become_user: postgres
       community.postgresql.postgresql_db:
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2601121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+echo "Building DRGON... this should only take a few minutes."
+sh .env
+
+export ENV_LOADED_STATUS=$(echo $?)
+if [[ $ENV_LOADED_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not load .env file."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v docker | export DOCKER_INSTALLED=$?
+command -v docker-compose | export DOCKER_COMPOSE_INSTALLED=$?
+
+
+if [[ $DOCKER_INSTALLED -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Error: Docker is not installed on this machine."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $DOCKER_COMPOSE_INSTALLED -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Error: Docker Compose is not installed on this machine."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+docker compose build --build-arg DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+
+export BUILD_STATUS=$(echo $?)
+if [[ $BUILD_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: DRGON did not build successfully."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Done! You can start your DRGON instance by running the 'start.sh' script."
+exit 0
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a0d4190..de490dc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 ---
 version: "3.7"
 services:
-  drgon-server:
+  drgon-server-dev:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-server
     image: ghcr.io/geocml/drgon:server
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
+      - "8080:8000"
     hostname: drgon-server
+    environment:
+      DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
     networks:
-      - drgon-network
-  drgon-postgres:
+      - drgon-network-dev
+  drgon-postgres-dev:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.drgon-postgres
     image: ghcr.io/geocml/drgon:postgres
     ports:
-      - "5433:5433"
+      - "${DRGON_POSTGRES_PORT}:5433"
     hostname: drgon-postgres
+    environment:
+      DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
     networks:
-      - drgon-network
+      - drgon-network-dev
 networks:
-  drgon-network:
+  drgon-network-dev:
     external: true
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/src/db.js b/src/db.js
index 77ce59b..343252a 100644
--- a/src/db.js
+++ b/src/db.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { wipeDB } from "./utils.js"
 
 const pgp = pgPromise({})
 
-export const db = pgp("postgres://postgres:admin@drgon-postgres:5433/drgon_db")
+export const db = pgp(`postgres://postgres:${process.env.DRGON_POSTGRES_ADMIN_PASSWORD}@drgon-postgres:5433/drgon_db`)
 
 db.connect()
   .then(async (obj) => {
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdea2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+echo "Starting DRGON... this should only take a moment."
+sh .env
+
+export ENV_LOADED_STATUS=$(echo $?)
+if [[ $ENV_LOADED_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Could not load .env file."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v docker | export DOCKER_INSTALLED=$?
+command -v docker-compose | export DOCKER_COMPOSE_INSTALLED=$?
+
+
+if [[ $DOCKER_INSTALLED -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Error: Docker is not installed on this machine."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $DOCKER_COMPOSE_INSTALLED -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "Error: Docker Compose is not installed on this machine."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+docker compose up -d
+
+export START_STATUS=$(echo $?)
+if [[ $START_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Error: DRGON did not start successfully."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Done! You can stop your DRGON instance at any time with 'docker compose down'."
+exit 0
+