diff --git a/standardnotes/.env b/standardnotes/.env
index e69de29..8c751a0 100644
--- a/standardnotes/.env
+++ b/standardnotes/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+######
+# DB #
+######
+
+DB_HOST=db
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_USERNAME=std_notes_user
+DB_PASSWORD=standardnotes
+DB_DATABASE=standard_notes_db
+DB_TYPE=mysql
+
+#########
+# CACHE #
+#########
+
+REDIS_PORT=6379
+REDIS_HOST=cache
+CACHE_TYPE=redis
+
+########
+# KEYS #
+########
+
+AUTH_JWT_SECRET=2989d124c292eaf02415622d246b2a38d3765ac040669d1f94f272bce0341f6b
+AUTH_SERVER_ENCRYPTION_SERVER_KEY=362599f1d308be8af7e06cf60d7b20834890ef66b6e654e28fb2d71d062bf36f
+VALET_TOKEN_SECRET=0225d96613461c2ed96befd83d2d6aca48392ea0cf651560befbd9b5d1854835
diff --git a/standardnotes/docker-compose.yml b/standardnotes/docker-compose.yml
index e69de29..6d3b078 100644
--- a/standardnotes/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/standardnotes/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+services:
+  server:
+    image: standardnotes/server
+    env_file: .env
+    container_name: server_self_hosted
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - 3010:3000
+      - 3125:3104
+    volumes:
+      - ./logs:/var/lib/server/logs
+      - ./uploads:/opt/server/packages/files/dist/uploads
+    networks:
+      - standardnotes_self_hosted
+      - reverseproxy
+
+  localstack:
+    image: localstack/localstack:3.0
+    container_name: localstack_self_hosted
+    expose:
+      - 4566
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - SERVICES=sns,sqs
+      - HOSTNAME_EXTERNAL=localstack
+      - LS_LOG=warn
+    volumes:
+      - ./localstack_bootstrap.sh:/etc/localstack/init/ready.d/localstack_bootstrap.sh
+    networks:
+      - standardnotes_self_hosted
+
+  db:
+    image: mysql:8
+    container_name: db_self_hosted
+    environment:
+      - MYSQL_DATABASE=standard_notes_db
+      - MYSQL_USER=std_notes_user
+      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=standardnotes
+      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=standardnotes
+    expose:
+      - 3306
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/mysql:/var/lib/mysql
+      - ./data/import:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+    networks:
+      - standardnotes_self_hosted
+
+  cache:
+    image: redis:6.0-alpine
+    container_name: cache_self_hosted
+    volumes:
+      - ./data/redis/:/data
+    expose:
+      - 6379
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - standardnotes_self_hosted
+
+networks:
+  standardnotes_self_hosted:
+    name: standardnotes_self_hosted
+  reverseproxy:
+    external: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/standardnotes/localstack_bootstrap.sh b/standardnotes/localstack_bootstrap.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23561d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/standardnotes/localstack_bootstrap.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "configuring sns/sqs"
+echo "==================="
+LOCALSTACK_HOST=localhost
+AWS_REGION=us-east-1
+LOCALSTACK_DUMMY_ID=000000000000
+
+get_all_queues() {
+  awslocal --endpoint-url=http://${LOCALSTACK_HOST}:4566 sqs list-queues
+}
+
+create_queue() {
+  local QUEUE_NAME_TO_CREATE=$1
+  awslocal --endpoint-url=http://${LOCALSTACK_HOST}:4566 sqs create-queue --queue-name ${QUEUE_NAME_TO_CREATE}
+}
+
+get_all_topics() {
+  awslocal --endpoint-url=http://${LOCALSTACK_HOST}:4566 sns list-topics
+}
+
+create_topic() {
+  local TOPIC_NAME_TO_CREATE=$1
+  awslocal --endpoint-url=http://${LOCALSTACK_HOST}:4566 sns create-topic --name ${TOPIC_NAME_TO_CREATE}
+}
+
+link_queue_and_topic() {
+  local TOPIC_ARN_TO_LINK=$1
+  local QUEUE_ARN_TO_LINK=$2
+  awslocal --endpoint-url=http://${LOCALSTACK_HOST}:4566 sns subscribe --topic-arn ${TOPIC_ARN_TO_LINK} --protocol sqs --notification-endpoint ${QUEUE_ARN_TO_LINK}
+}
+
+get_queue_arn_from_name() {
+  local QUEUE_NAME=$1
+  echo "arn:aws:sns:${AWS_REGION}:${LOCALSTACK_DUMMY_ID}:$QUEUE_NAME"
+}
+
+get_topic_arn_from_name() {
+  local TOPIC_NAME=$1
+  echo "arn:aws:sns:${AWS_REGION}:${LOCALSTACK_DUMMY_ID}:$TOPIC_NAME"
+}
+
+PAYMENTS_TOPIC_NAME="payments-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${PAYMENTS_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+PAYMENTS_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_NAME="syncing-server-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+AUTH_TOPIC_NAME="auth-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $AUTH_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${AUTH_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+AUTH_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $AUTH_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+FILES_TOPIC_NAME="files-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $FILES_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${FILES_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+FILES_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $FILES_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+ANALYTICS_TOPIC_NAME="analytics-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $ANALYTICS_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${ANALYTICS_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+ANALYTICS_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $ANALYTICS_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+REVISIONS_TOPIC_NAME="revisions-server-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $REVISIONS_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${REVISIONS_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+REVISIONS_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $REVISIONS_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+SCHEDULER_TOPIC_NAME="scheduler-local-topic"
+
+echo "creating topic $SCHEDULER_TOPIC_NAME"
+TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT=$(create_topic ${SCHEDULER_TOPIC_NAME})
+echo "created topic: $TOPIC_CREATED_RESULT"
+SCHEDULER_TOPIC_ARN=$(get_topic_arn_from_name $SCHEDULER_TOPIC_NAME)
+
+QUEUE_NAME="analytics-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+ANALYTICS_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "linking topic $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_ARN to queue $ANALYTICS_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_ARN $ANALYTICS_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+QUEUE_NAME="auth-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+AUTH_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "linking topic $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_ARN to queue $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $PAYMENTS_TOPIC_ARN $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+echo "linking topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN to queue $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+echo "linking topic $FILES_TOPIC_ARN to queue $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $FILES_TOPIC_ARN $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+echo "linking topic $REVISIONS_TOPIC_ARN to queue $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $REVISIONS_TOPIC_ARN $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+QUEUE_NAME="files-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+FILES_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "linking topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN to queue $FILES_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN $FILES_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+echo "linking topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN to queue $FILES_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN $FILES_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+QUEUE_NAME="syncing-server-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "linking topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN to queue $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+echo "linking topic $FILES_TOPIC_ARN to queue $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $FILES_TOPIC_ARN $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+echo "linking topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN to queue $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN $AUTH_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+echo "linking topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN to queue $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $AUTH_TOPIC_ARN $SYNCING_SERVER_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+QUEUE_NAME="revisions-server-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+REVISIONS_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "linking topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN to queue $REVISIONS_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $SYNCING_SERVER_TOPIC_ARN $REVISIONS_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+echo "linking topic $REVISIONS_TOPIC_ARN to queue $REVISIONS_QUEUE_ARN"
+LINKING_RESULT=$(link_queue_and_topic $REVISIONS_TOPIC_ARN $REVISIONS_QUEUE_ARN)
+echo "linking done:"
+echo "$LINKING_RESULT"
+
+QUEUE_NAME="scheduler-local-queue"
+
+echo "creating queue $QUEUE_NAME"
+QUEUE_URL=$(create_queue ${QUEUE_NAME})
+echo "created queue: $QUEUE_URL"
+SCHEDULER_QUEUE_ARN=$(get_queue_arn_from_name $QUEUE_NAME)
+
+echo "all topics are:"
+echo "$(get_all_topics)"
+
+echo "all queues are:"
+echo "$(get_all_queues)"