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+services:
+  coursesapp:
+    image: mysql:8.0
+    container_name: coursesapp_db
+    environment:
+      MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
+      MYSQL_DATABASE: course-app-api
+      MYSQL_USER: <your_username>
+      MYSQL_PASSWORD: <your_password>
+    ports:
+      - "3306:3306"
+    volumes:
+      - dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
+
+volumes:
+  dbdata:
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