diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91177841e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: '3'
+
+services:
+  frontend:
+    image: 'spotify/backstage:latest'
+    ports:
+      - '3000:80'
+    environment: &environment
+      ROLLBAR_ACCOUNT_TOKEN: TOKEN
+      SENTRY_TOKEN: TOKEN
+      GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN: TOKEN
+  backend:
+    image: 'example-backend:latest'
+    ports:
+      - '7000:7000'
+    environment: *environment
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md b/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
index e69de29bb2..81fb66e0a8 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/deployment-other.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Deployment (Other)
+
+## Deploying Locally
+
+### Try on Docker
+
+Run the following commands if you have Docker environment
+
+```bash
+$ yarn docker-build
+$ docker run --rm -it -p 80:80 spotify/backstage
+```
+
+Then open http://localhost/ on your browser.
+
+### Running with `docker-compose`
+
+Run the following commands if you have docker and docker-compose for a full
+example, with the example backend also deployed.
+
+```bash
+$ yarn docker-build:all
+$ docker-compose up
+```
+
+Then open http://localhost/ on your browser to see the example app with an
+example backend.
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/development-environment.md b/docs/getting-started/development-environment.md
index 7f650b27e6..9d6c4aa691 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/development-environment.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/development-environment.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ yarn diff # Make sure all plugins are up to date with the latest plugin template
 yarn create-plugin # Create a new plugin
 ```
 
-### (Optional)Try on Docker
+### (Optional) Try on Docker
 
 Run the following commands if you have Docker environment
 
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ $ docker run --rm -it -p 80:80 spotify/backstage
 
 Then open http://localhost/ on your browser.
 
+### (Optional) Running with Docker-Compose
+
 > See [package.json](/package.json) for other yarn commands/options.
 
 [Next Step - Create a Backstage plugin](create-a-plugin.md)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc45d541d4..9d702c4755 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "lint:all": "lerna run lint --",
     "lint:type-deps": "node scripts/check-type-dependencies.js",
     "docker-build": "yarn bundle && docker build . -t spotify/backstage",
+    "docker-build:all": "yarn tsc && yarn build && yarn docker-build && yarn workspace example-backend build-image",
     "create-plugin": "backstage-cli create-plugin",
     "remove-plugin": "backstage-cli remove-plugin",
     "release": "if [ \"$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)\" = master ]; then echo \"don't try to release master\"; exit 1; else lerna version --no-push; fi",