diff --git a/build/docker/README.md b/build/docker/README.md
index 45d96d1c..7bf72e15 100644
--- a/build/docker/README.md
+++ b/build/docker/README.md
@@ -38,21 +38,38 @@ go run github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/cmd/generate-keys \
   --tls-key=server.key
 ```
 
-## Starting Dendrite
+## Starting Dendrite as a monolith deployment
 
-Once in place, start the dependencies:
+Create your config based on the `dendrite.yaml` configuration file in the `docker/config`
+folder in the [Dendrite repository](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite). Additionally,
+make the following changes to the configuration:
+
+- Enable Naffka: `use_naffka: true`
+
+Once in place, start the PostgreSQL dependency:
 
 ```
-docker-compose -f docker-compose.deps.yml up
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.deps.yml up postgres
 ```
 
-Wait a few seconds for Kafka and Postgres to finish starting up, and then start a monolith:
+Wait a few seconds for PostgreSQL to finish starting up, and then start a monolith:
 
 ```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.monolith.yml up
 ```
 
-... or start the polylith components:
+## Starting Dendrite as a polylith deployment
+
+Create your config based on the `dendrite.yaml` configuration file in the `docker/config`
+folder in the [Dendrite repository](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite).
+
+Once in place, start all the dependencies:
+
+```
+docker-compose -f docker-compose.deps.yml up
+```
+
+Wait a few seconds for PostgreSQL and Kafka to finish starting up, and then start a polylith:
 
 ```
 docker-compose -f docker-compose.polylith.yml up
diff --git a/build/docker/config/dendrite-config.yaml b/build/docker/config/dendrite-config.yaml
index 2dc2f3b7..106ab20d 100644
--- a/build/docker/config/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/build/docker/config/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ global:
 
     # Naffka database options. Not required when using Kafka.
     naffka_database:
-      connection_string: file:naffka.db
+      connection_string: postgresql://dendrite:itsasecret@postgres/dendrite_naffka?sslmode=disable
       max_open_conns: 100
       max_idle_conns: 2
       conn_max_lifetime: -1
diff --git a/build/docker/postgres/create_db.sh b/build/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f8ee715a..97514467
--- a/build/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
+++ b/build/docker/postgres/create_db.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 for db in account device mediaapi syncapi roomserver signingkeyserver keyserver federationsender appservice e2ekey naffka; do
     createdb -U dendrite -O dendrite dendrite_$db