diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 04478e9e3..6e11a253a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ COPY ./server/graph_service ./graph_service
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
     uv sync --frozen --no-dev
 
+# Install falkordb if requested
+ARG INSTALL_FALKORDB=false
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/uv \
+    if [ "$INSTALL_FALKORDB" = "true" ]; then \
+        WHEEL=$(ls /tmp/*.whl | head -n 1); \
+        uv pip install "$WHEEL[falkordb]"; \
+    fi
+
 # Change ownership to app user
 RUN chown -R app:app /app
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dfe57fe2..d0c7f1727 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -239,6 +239,22 @@ The quickstart demonstrates:
 The example is fully documented with clear explanations of each functionality and includes a comprehensive README with
 setup instructions and next steps.
 
+### Running with Docker Compose
+
+You can use Docker Compose to quickly start the required services:
+
+- **Neo4j Docker:**
+  ```sh
+  docker compose up
+  ```
+  This will start the Neo4j Docker service and related components.
+
+- **FalkorDB Docker:**
+  ```sh
+  docker compose --profile falkordb up
+  ```
+  This will start the FalkorDB Docker service and related components.
+
 ## MCP Server
 
 The `mcp_server` directory contains a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Graphiti. This server
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0400692ca..060abceb5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 services:
   graph:
+    profiles: [""]
     build:
       context: .
     ports:
@@ -24,8 +25,10 @@ services:
       - NEO4J_USER=${NEO4J_USER}
       - NEO4J_PASSWORD=${NEO4J_PASSWORD}
       - PORT=8000
+      - db_backend=neo4j
   neo4j:
     image: neo4j:5.26.2
+    profiles: [""]
     healthcheck:
       test:
         [
@@ -44,5 +47,46 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NEO4J_AUTH=${NEO4J_USER}/${NEO4J_PASSWORD}
 
+  falkordb:
+    image: falkordb/falkordb:latest
+    profiles: ["falkordb"]
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    volumes:
+      - falkordb_data:/data
+    environment:
+      - FALKORDB_ARGS=--port 6379 --cluster-enabled no
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "-p", "6379", "ping"]
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 3s
+  graph-falkordb:
+    build:
+      args:
+        INSTALL_FALKORDB: "true"
+      context: .
+    profiles: ["falkordb"]
+    ports:
+      - "8001:8001"
+    depends_on:
+      falkordb:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8001/healthcheck')"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+    environment:
+      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
+      - FALKORDB_HOST=falkordb
+      - FALKORDB_PORT=6379
+      - FALKORDB_DATABASE=default_db
+      - GRAPHITI_BACKEND=falkordb
+      - PORT=8001
+      - db_backend=falkordb
+
 volumes:
   neo4j_data:
+  falkordb_data: