diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7787ba75..c752c12e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ blob-report/
 
 # Misc
 *.pem
+
+docker-compose.override.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml.example b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a6fc230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  server:
+    volumes:
+      # Mount your workspace directory to /projects inside the container
+      - /Users/webdevcody/Workspace/automaker-workspace:/projects:rw
+    environment:
+      # Set workspace directory so the UI can discover projects
+      - WORKSPACE_DIR=/projects
+      # Ensure /projects is in allowed directories
+      - ALLOWED_PROJECT_DIRS=/projects