diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8600b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# Chrysopedia — Docker Compose
+# XPLTD convention: xpltd_chrysopedia project, bind mounts, dedicated bridge
+# Deployed to: /vmPool/r/compose/xpltd_chrysopedia/ (symlinked)
+name: xpltd_chrysopedia
+
+services:
+  # ── PostgreSQL 16 ──
+  chrysopedia-db:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: chrysopedia-db
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-chrysopedia}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-changeme}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-chrysopedia}
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:5433:5432"
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER:-chrysopedia}"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+    stop_grace_period: 30s
+
+  # ── Redis (Celery broker + runtime config) ──
+  chrysopedia-redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: chrysopedia-redis
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: redis-server --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_redis:/data
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+    stop_grace_period: 15s
+
+  # ── Qdrant vector database ──
+  chrysopedia-qdrant:
+    image: qdrant/qdrant:v1.13.2
+    container_name: chrysopedia-qdrant
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_qdrant:/qdrant/storage
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "bash -c 'echo > /dev/tcp/localhost/6333'"]
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 10s
+    stop_grace_period: 30s
+
+  # ── Ollama (embedding model server) ──
+  chrysopedia-ollama:
+    image: ollama/ollama:latest
+    container_name: chrysopedia-ollama
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_ollama:/root/.ollama
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "ollama", "list"]
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
+    stop_grace_period: 15s
+
+  # ── FastAPI application ──
+  chrysopedia-api:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.api
+    container_name: chrysopedia-api
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file:
+      - path: .env
+        required: false
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://${POSTGRES_USER:-chrysopedia}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-changeme}@chrysopedia-db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-chrysopedia}
+      REDIS_URL: redis://chrysopedia-redis:6379/0
+      QDRANT_URL: http://chrysopedia-qdrant:6333
+      EMBEDDING_API_URL: http://chrysopedia-ollama:11434/v1
+      PROMPTS_PATH: /prompts
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_data:/data
+      - ./config:/config:ro
+    depends_on:
+      chrysopedia-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-qdrant:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-ollama:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    stop_grace_period: 15s
+
+  # ── Celery worker (pipeline stages 2-6) ──
+  chrysopedia-worker:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.api
+    container_name: chrysopedia-worker
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    env_file:
+      - path: .env
+        required: false
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://${POSTGRES_USER:-chrysopedia}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-changeme}@chrysopedia-db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-chrysopedia}
+      REDIS_URL: redis://chrysopedia-redis:6379/0
+      QDRANT_URL: http://chrysopedia-qdrant:6333
+      EMBEDDING_API_URL: http://chrysopedia-ollama:11434/v1
+      PROMPTS_PATH: /prompts
+    command: ["celery", "-A", "worker", "worker", "--loglevel=info", "--concurrency=1"]
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "celery -A worker inspect ping --timeout=5 2>/dev/null | grep -q pong || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_data:/data
+      - ./prompts:/prompts:ro
+      - ./config:/config:ro
+    depends_on:
+      chrysopedia-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-qdrant:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      chrysopedia-ollama:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    stop_grace_period: 30s
+
+  # ── Transcript folder watcher ──
+  chrysopedia-watcher:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.api
+    container_name: chrysopedia-watcher
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: ["python", "watcher.py"]
+    environment:
+      WATCHER_API_URL: http://chrysopedia-api:8000/api/v1/ingest
+      WATCH_FOLDER: /watch
+    volumes:
+      - /vmPool/r/services/chrysopedia_watch:/watch
+    depends_on:
+      chrysopedia-api:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "python -c \"import os; os.kill(1, 0)\" || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 15s
+    stop_grace_period: 15s
+
+  # ── React web UI (nginx) ──
+  chrysopedia-web:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: docker/Dockerfile.web
+      args:
+        VITE_GIT_COMMIT: ${GIT_COMMIT_SHA:-dev}
+    container_name: chrysopedia-web-8096
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "0.0.0.0:8096:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - chrysopedia-api
+    networks:
+      - chrysopedia
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -sf http://127.0.0.1:80/ || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+    stop_grace_period: 15s
+
+networks:
+  chrysopedia:
+    driver: bridge
+    ipam:
+      config:
+        - subnet: "172.32.0.0/24"