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+services: 
+  alice:
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    build:
+      context: ./../..
+      dockerfile: devnet/alice.Dockerfile
+      args:
+        DD_API_KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}
+    # we map ports on the host to random available ports such that one Gossamer instance do not conflict 
+    # with another instance, and we can use local tooling to interact with Gossamer through this port mapping. 
+    # You can find the port mapping with docker ps
+    ports:
+      - 7001
+      - 8545
+      - 8546
+      - 8540
+      - 9876
+      - 6060
+
+  bob:
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    build:
+      context: ./../..
+      dockerfile: devnet/bob.Dockerfile
+      args:
+        key: bob
+        DD_API_KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}
+    ports:
+      - 7001
+      - 8545
+      - 8546
+      - 8540
+      - 9876
+      - 6060
+    depends_on:
+      - alice
+
+  charlie:
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    build:
+      context: ./../..
+      dockerfile: devnet/substrate_bob.Dockerfile
+      args:
+        key: charlie
+        DD_API_KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}
+    ports:
+      - 7001
+      - 8545
+      - 8546
+      - 9876
+    depends_on:
+      - alice