diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index fdf3ca4d4..1dd970f95 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ export PULSAR_CPP_DIR=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/libpulsar/3.1.0
 
    If you are proxying the webapp according to step 2 then in `webapp/.env`, set the `APP_ORIGIN` to the `NGROK_SUBDOMAIN` provided to the `./scripts/proxy-webapp.sh` command, e.g. `APP_ORIGIN=https://dan-trigger-dev.eu.ngrok.io`
 
-4. Start postgresql, pulsar, and pizzly server
+4. Start postgresql, redis, pizzly server, followed by pulsar standalone
 
    ```bash
-   pnpm run docker:db
+   pnpm run docker:services
+   pnpm run docker:pulsar
    ```
 
    > **Note:** The npm script will complete while Docker sets up the container in the background. Ensure that Docker has finished and your container is running before proceeding.
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ pnpm install
 1. Ensure the docker containers are running
 
 ```bash
-pnpm run docker:db
+pnpm run docker:services
+pnpm run docker:pulsar
 ```
 
 2. Run the webapp
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c65c4c7a6..6377e1cd2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,18 +48,6 @@ services:
       - db
     networks:
       - app_network
-  pulsar:
-    image: apachepulsar/pulsar:2.10.2
-    ports:
-      - "6650:6650"
-      - "8080:8080"
-    volumes:
-      - "pulsardatav:/pulsar/data"
-    command: bin/pulsar standalone
-    container_name: pulsar
-    tty: true
-    stdin_open: true
-    restart: always
 
 networks:
   app_network:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 800fc8330..ae1294226 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
     "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,md}\"",
     "generate": "turbo run generate",
     "lint": "turbo run lint",
-    "docker:db": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d",
-    "docker:db:stop": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml stop",
+    "docker:services": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d",
+    "docker:services:stop": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml stop",
+    "docker:pulsar": "docker-compose -f ./pulsar/docker-compose.yml up -d",
+    "docker:pulsar:stop": "docker-compose -f ./pulsar/docker-compose.yml stop",
     "docker:build": "turbo run docker:build",
     "test": "turbo run test",
     "test:dev": "turbo run test:dev",
@@ -61,4 +63,4 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.26.0"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/pulsar/docker-compose.yml b/pulsar/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8c37727b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pulsar/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+version: "3.7"
+
+volumes:
+  pulsardatav:
+    driver: local
+
+services:
+  pulsar:
+    image: apachepulsar/pulsar:2.10.2
+    ports:
+      - "6650:6650"
+      - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - "pulsardatav:/pulsar/data"
+    command: bin/pulsar standalone
+    container_name: pulsar
+    tty: true
+    stdin_open: true
+    restart: always