diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 7256a44ab..7f1c0b0d9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ services:
       - rabbitmq
       - redis
       - pulsar
+      - vitess
     networks:
       - app
     volumes:
@@ -173,6 +174,22 @@ services:
       - pulsardata:/pulsar/data
       - pulsarconf:/pulsar/conf
 
+  ## Vitess
+
+  vitess:
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/minds/infrastructure/vitess/local:latest
+    # Local image wants to launch bash by default, so override with a continuous sleep
+    command: /bin/bash -c "cd /vt/local && ./101_initial_cluster.sh && while true; do echo sleeping... && sleep 30s; done"
+    networks:
+      - app
+    ports:
+      - 15000:15000
+      - 15001:15001
+      - 15991:15991
+      - 15999:15999
+      - 15306:15306
+    volumes:
+      - vitess:/vt/vtdataroot
 
   ## METASCRAPER SERVER
 
@@ -204,6 +221,7 @@ volumes:
   keys:
   pulsardata:
   pulsarconf:
+  vitess:
 
 networks:
   app: