diff --git a/.env b/.env
index ec7edca352..9bc036ec18 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-SITE_URL=localhost
 DB_PASSWORD=changeme
 
 # GitHub OAuth- https://docs.github.com/en/developers/apps/building-oauth-apps/creating-an-oauth-app
diff --git a/Caddyfile b/Caddyfile
index 419b192ad4..324de536f0 100644
--- a/Caddyfile
+++ b/Caddyfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{$SITE_URL} {  
+:80 {  
   bind {$ADDRESS}
   reverse_proxy /* windmill:8000
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8c069c273..7cee3d8c14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ Windmill is <b>fully open-sourced</b>:
 
 ## How to self-host
 
-`docker volume create caddy_data && docker-compose up` with the following
-docker-compose is sufficient:
+`docker compose up` with the following docker-compose is sufficient:
 <https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/blob/main/docker-compose.yml>
 
 The default super-admin user is: admin@windmill.dev / changeme
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4182417316..7ce8e051a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ services:
     privileged: true
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
-      - 8000:8000
+      - 80:8000
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:${DB_PASSWORD}@db/windmill?sslmode=disable
       - APP_USER_PASSWORD=changeme
-      - BASE_URL=https://${SITE_URL}
+      - BASE_URL=http://localhost
       - BASE_INTERNAL_URL=http://localhost:8000
       - RUST_LOG=info
       - NUM_WORKERS=3
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
-
-  caddy:
-    image: caddy
-    restart: unless-stopped
-    environment:
-      - SITE_URL=${SITE_URL}
-    ports:
-      - 80:80
-      - 443:443
-    volumes:
-      - $PWD/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile
-      - caddy_data:/data
-
 volumes:
-  caddy_data:
-    external: true
+
   db_data: null