diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 821f3c57afa8e..c9696122e0166 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "7080:7080"
     environment:
-      CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL: "postgresql://username:password@database/coder?sslmode=disable"
+      CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL: "postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER:-username}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-password}@database/${POSTGRES_DB:-coder}?sslmode=disable"
       CODER_ADDRESS: "0.0.0.0:7080"
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     depends_on:
       database:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/examples/docker-local/main.tf b/examples/docker-local/main.tf
index 3a12b54cb3fed..4c8165c61d1e5 100644
--- a/examples/docker-local/main.tf
+++ b/examples/docker-local/main.tf
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ provider "docker" {
   host = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
 }
 
+provider "coder" {
+  url = "http://host.docker.internal:7080"
+}
+
 data "coder_workspace" "me" {
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ resource "docker_container" "workspace" {
   dns     = ["1.1.1.1"]
   command = ["sh", "-c", coder_agent.dev.init_script]
   env     = ["CODER_AGENT_TOKEN=${coder_agent.dev.token}"]
+  host {
+    host = "host.docker.internal"
+    ip   = "host-gateway"
+  }
   volumes {
     container_path = "/home/coder/"
     volume_name    = docker_volume.coder_volume.name