diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7409876..9675f05 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
       - ./surreal_data:/mydata
     environment:
       - SURREAL_EXPERIMENTAL_GRAPHQL=true
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
     command: start --log info --user root --pass root rocksdb:/mydata/mydatabase.db
     pull_policy: always
     user: root