diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f8f6d55..9d9b51a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,31 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
 
+  scheduler:
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    command: python -m app.scheduler
+    environment:
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://mealplanner:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/mealplanner
+      - SENDGRID_API_KEY=${SENDGRID_API_KEY}
+      - LUCKY_CA_URL=${LUCKY_CA_URL:-https://luckysupermarkets.com}
+      - LUCKY_STORE_ID=${LUCKY_STORE_ID:-757}
+      - SWIFTLY_API_BASE=${SWIFTLY_API_BASE:-https://prod.swiftlyapi.net}
+      - SWIFTLY_CATEGORIES_URL=${SWIFTLY_CATEGORIES_URL:-https://luckysupermarkets.com/categories}
+      - AI_IMAGE_ENABLED=${AI_IMAGE_ENABLED:-false}
+      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
+      - SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}
+      - ADMIN_TOKEN=${ADMIN_TOKEN}
+      - SESSION_PASSWORD=${SESSION_PASSWORD}
+      - EMAIL_BACKEND=${EMAIL_BACKEND:-console}
+      - ADMIN_EMAIL=${ADMIN_EMAIL:-}
+      - APP_BASE_URL=${APP_BASE_URL:-http://localhost}
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
   frontend:
     build:
       context: ./frontend