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+example that I had working at one point
+################################################################################
+# listmonk
+# port 9000
+################################################################################
+  listmonkdb:
+    image: postgres:16.2
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=listmonk
+      - POSTGRES_USER=listmonk
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=censored
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+
+  listmonk:
+    image: listmonk/listmonk:v3.0.0
+    restart: always
+    command: [sh, -c, "yes | ./listmonk --install --config config.toml && ./listmonk --config config.toml"]
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/listmonk:/app/data
+      - ./data/listmonk.config.toml:/listmonk/config.toml