From 0c9051abbad18316b7fe2e2cc98070e880ad8887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krrish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:24:30 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs(docker_quick_start.md): add docker compose to quick
 start

---
 docs/my-website/docs/proxy/deploy.md          |  5 +---
 .../docs/proxy/docker_quick_start.md          | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/deploy.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/deploy.md
index 7f893068645..cdb6f7018fc 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/deploy.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/deploy.md
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ To start using Litellm, run the following commands in a shell:
 
 ```bash
 # Get the code
-git clone https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm
-
-# Go to folder
-cd litellm
+curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/main/docker-compose.yml
 
 # Add the master key - you can change this after setup
 echo 'LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="sk-1234"' > .env
diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/docker_quick_start.md b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/docker_quick_start.md
index 09f7dfbaf78..b21105bb829 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/docker_quick_start.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/proxy/docker_quick_start.md
@@ -35,6 +35,30 @@ $ pip install 'litellm[proxy]'
 
 </TabItem>
 
+<TabItem value="docker-compose" label="Docker Compose (Proxy + DB)">
+
+Use this docker compose to spin up the proxy with a postgres database running locally. 
+
+```bash
+# Get the docker compose file
+curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BerriAI/litellm/main/docker-compose.yml
+
+# Add the master key - you can change this after setup
+echo 'LITELLM_MASTER_KEY="sk-1234"' > .env
+
+# Add the litellm salt key - you cannot change this after adding a model
+# It is used to encrypt / decrypt your LLM API Key credentials
+# We recommend - https://1password.com/password-generator/ 
+# password generator to get a random hash for litellm salt key
+echo 'LITELLM_SALT_KEY="sk-1234"' >> .env
+
+source .env
+
+# Start
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+</TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
 ## 1. Add a model 
@@ -43,6 +67,8 @@ Control LiteLLM Proxy with a config.yaml file.
 
 Setup your config.yaml with your azure model.
 
+Note: When using the proxy with a database, you can also **just add models via UI** (UI is available on `/ui` route).
+
 ```yaml
 model_list:
   - model_name: gpt-4o