diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7d95aed..e9a286e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -60,36 +60,36 @@ services:
       - ignition-data-EDGE:/usr/local/bin/ignition/data
       - ./gw-backup/gateway:/backup
 
-    depends_on:
-      db:
-        condition: service_healthy
+    # depends_on:
+    #   db:
+    #     condition: service_healthy
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - EDGE
 
-  db:
-    image: mariadb:11.8
-    container_name: EDGE-db
-    environment:
-      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
-      MARIADB_DATABASE: ignition
-      MARIADB_USER: ignition
-      MARIADB_PASSWORD: ignition
-    ports:
-      # localhost only, for inspecting with a SQL client
-      # (3306 remapped to 3307 on the host — buildathon-db already holds 3306)
-      - "127.0.0.1:3307:3306"
-    volumes:
-      - db-data-EDGE:/var/lib/mysql
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--connect", "--innodb_initialized"]
-      start_period: 15s
-      interval: 5s
-      timeout: 5s
-      retries: 12
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    networks:
-      - EDGE
+  # db:
+  #   image: mariadb:11.8
+  #   container_name: EDGE-db
+  #   environment:
+  #     MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: password
+  #     MARIADB_DATABASE: ignition
+  #     MARIADB_USER: ignition
+  #     MARIADB_PASSWORD: ignition
+  #   ports:
+  #     # localhost only, for inspecting with a SQL client
+  #     # (3306 remapped to 3307 on the host — buildathon-db already holds 3306)
+  #     - "127.0.0.1:3307:3306"
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - db-data-EDGE:/var/lib/mysql
+  #   healthcheck:
+  #     test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--connect", "--innodb_initialized"]
+  #     start_period: 15s
+  #     interval: 5s
+  #     timeout: 5s
+  #     retries: 12
+  #   restart: unless-stopped
+  #   networks:
+  #     - EDGE
 
 secrets:
   gateway-admin-password:
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ networks:
   EDGE:
 
 volumes:
-  db-data-EDGE:
+  # db-data-EDGE:
   ignition-data-EDGE: