diff --git a/docs/for-developers.md b/docs/for-developers.md
index 32dddf92c..d136b047e 100644
--- a/docs/for-developers.md
+++ b/docs/for-developers.md
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ stack templates.
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/concordia.git
-cd concordia
-docker-compose up
 ```
 
-Browse to [localhost](http://localhost)
 
 If you're intending to edit static resources, templates, etc. and would like to
 enable Django's DEBUG mode ensure that your environment has `DEBUG=true` set
@@ -58,6 +55,19 @@ Both the `Pipfile` and the `Pipfile.lock` files must be committed to the source
 code repository any time you change them to ensure that all testing uses the
 same package versions which you used during development.
 
+```bash
+POSTGRESQL_PW=password
+DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=concordia.settings_dev
+```
+
+
+```bash
+cd concordia
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+Browse to [localhost](http://localhost)
+
 #### Setting up a local development server
 
 ##### See section - [Ensuring your work follows the Library's coding standards](https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/concordia/blob/master/docs/how-we-work.md#ensuring-your-work-follows-the-librarys-coding-standards) in How We Work