diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 11bfc8a..3ad24c7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ version: '3.7'
 
 services:
 
-  db:
-    image: postgres:11
-    volumes:
-      - ./${DATABASE_DATA_DIR}:${DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER}
-    container_name: ${DB_CONTAINER}
-    user: ${USER}:${GROUP}
-    environment:
-      # postgres data dir
-      - PGDATA=${DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER}
-      # postgres user
-      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+  # db:
+  #   image: postgres:11
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./${DATABASE_DATA_DIR}:${DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER}
+  #   container_name: ${DB_CONTAINER}
+  #   user: ${USER}:${GROUP}
+  #   environment:
+  #     # postgres data dir
+  #     - PGDATA=${DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER}
+  #     # postgres user
+  #     - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
 
   # eoa-django
   webserver:
-    depends_on:
-      - db
+    # depends_on:
+    #   - db
     build: .
     image: ${WEB_SERVER_IMAGE}
     container_name: ${WEB_SERVER_CONTAINER}
diff --git a/scripts/config/env_default.conf b/scripts/config/env_default.conf
index 4d45193..6dc8aec 100644
--- a/scripts/config/env_default.conf
+++ b/scripts/config/env_default.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ DEPENDENCIES_DIR=dependencies
 
 RUNTIME_DIR=runtime_data
 
-DATABASE_DATA_DIR=${RUNTIME_DIR}/postgres_data
-DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER=/eoa/postgres_data
+# DATABASE_DATA_DIR=${RUNTIME_DIR}/postgres_data
+# DATABASE_DATA_DIR_IN_CONTAINER=/eoa/postgres_data
 
 SRC_DIR=src
 SRC_DIR_IN_CONTAINER=/eoa/server
diff --git a/scripts/init.py b/scripts/init.py
index 8b30523..031484a 100755
--- a/scripts/init.py
+++ b/scripts/init.py
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def create_dirs( config ):
         BASE_DIR / config['RES_DIR'] / "static/custom_static"
     )
 
-    create_dir(
-        BASE_DIR / config['DATABASE_DATA_DIR']
-    )
+    # create_dir(
+    #     BASE_DIR / config['DATABASE_DATA_DIR']
+    # )
 
     """
     this extra copy is necessary in order to
diff --git a/src/eoa/settings.py b/src/eoa/settings.py
index 14f7f4a..a889b7a 100644
--- a/src/eoa/settings.py
+++ b/src/eoa/settings.py
@@ -127,11 +127,18 @@
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
-        'NAME': 'postgres',
-        'USER': 'postgres',
-        'HOST': 'db',
-        'PORT': '5432',
+        'CONN_MAX_AGE': 0,
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'HOST': 'localhost',
+        'NAME': 'project.db',
+        'PASSWORD': '',
+        'PORT': '',
+        'USER': ''
+        # 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
+        # 'NAME': 'postgres',
+        # 'USER': 'postgres',
+        # 'HOST': 'db',
+        # 'PORT': '5432',
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/project.db b/src/project.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d495f
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