diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-.git
-.github
-.gitignore
-.npmignore
-.eslintignore
-.editorconfig
-.travis.yml
-test
-node_modules
-LICENSE
-README.md
-npm-debug.log
-data/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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--- a/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine
-
-WORKDIR /usr/server
-
-COPY package*.json ./
-
-RUN npm ci --only=production && npm cache clean --force
-
-COPY . .
-
-EXPOSE 8000 8001 8002
-
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
-  CMD node -e "require('http').get('http://localhost:8000/health', (res) => { process.exit(res.statusCode === 200 ? 0 : 1) }).on('error', () => process.exit(1))"
-
-CMD ["node", "server.js"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 170e2610..cdd79a4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,38 +59,10 @@ let's start with
 - Add your license to `LICENSE` file but don't remove starter kit license
 - Start your project modifying this starter kit
 
-## Docker Usage
-
-The easiest way to run this application is using Docker and Docker Compose:
-
-### Prerequisites
-
-- Docker and Docker Compose installed
-- No need to install PostgreSQL or Redis locally
-- Uses PostgreSQL 17 (latest stable) and Redis 8
-
 ### Quick Start
 
 ```bash
-# Start all services (API, PostgreSQL, Redis)
-docker-compose up
-
-# Start services in background (detached mode)
-docker-compose up -d
-
-# Stop all services
-docker-compose down
-
-# View logs
-docker-compose logs
-
-# View logs for specific service
-docker-compose logs api-example
-docker-compose logs pg-example
-docker-compose logs redis-example
-
-# Rebuild and start services
-docker-compose up --build -d
+node server
 ```
 
 ### Access Points
@@ -99,31 +71,6 @@ docker-compose up --build -d
 - **API Endpoints**: http://localhost:8001/api/
 - **Load Balancer**: http://localhost:8000/ (redirects to 8002)
 
-### Service Status
-
-```bash
-# Check running services
-docker-compose ps
-
-# Restart a specific service
-docker-compose restart api-example
-```
-
-## Manual Installation (Alternative)
-
-If you prefer to run without Docker:
-
-- Before running server initialize the DB:
-  - First of all, make sure you have PostgreSQL installed (preferably 15.x to 17.x).
-  - Run database initialization script: `database/setup.sh`
-- Run project: `node server.js` and stop with Ctrl+C
-- Ask questions in Telegram https://t.me/nodeua (node.js related) or
-  https://t.me/metaserverless (metarhia related)
-
-## AI and agent config
-
-Project rules and skills live in **`.ai/`** (IDE- and platform-independent); templates and hook docs in **`docs/ai/`**. See [AGENTS.md](./AGENTS.md). **Cursor / Claude Code / Windsurf / GitHub Copilot users:** after clone run `npm run link:cursor`, `npm run link:claude`, `npm run link:windsurf`, or `npm run link:github` (or `npm run link:all`) **before** opening the project. If the IDE already created a real folder, remove it then run the same command again. For GitHub, only `.github/rules` and `.github/skills` are linked so `.github/workflows` etc. can stay in git.
-
 ## License
 
 Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Metarhia contributors.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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-services:
-  api-example:
-    build:
-      context: .
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    container_name: api-example
-    environment:
-      - DB_HOST=pg-example
-      - REDIS_HOST=redis-example
-    depends_on:
-      pg-example:
-        condition: service_healthy
-      redis-example:
-        condition: service_started
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:8000:8000"
-      - "127.0.0.1:8001:8001"
-      - "127.0.0.1:8002:8002"
-    restart: always
-
-  pg-example:
-    image: postgres:17-alpine
-    container_name: pg-example
-    environment:
-      - POSTGRES_USER=marcus
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=marcus
-      - POSTGRES_DB=application
-    volumes:
-      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-      - ./database/seeds:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d:ro
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:5432:5432"
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "marcus"]
-    restart: always
-
-  redis-example:
-    image: redis:8-alpine
-    container_name: redis-example
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:6379:6379"
-    restart: always
-
-volumes:
-  postgres_data:
-
-networks:
-  default:
-    name: api-example-network