diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 5f1a1c8b4779e..b5ab4cf0227ff 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ services:
     # Minimum supported version is 13.
     # More versions here: https://hub.docker.com/_/postgres
     image: "postgres:17"
-    ports:
-      - "5432:5432"
+    # Uncomment the next two lines to allow connections to the database from outside the server.
+    #ports:
+    #  - "5432:5432"
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-username} # The PostgreSQL user (useful to connect to the database)
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-password} # The PostgreSQL password (useful to connect to the database)