diff --git a/docker-compose.debug.yml b/docker-compose.debug.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7acc310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.debug.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+  cardinal:
+    container_name: cardinal
+    build:
+      context: ./cardinal
+      target: runtime-debug
+    ## Additional capabilities flag for debugging
+    cap_add:
+      - SYS_PTRACE
+    security_opt:
+      - "seccomp:unconfined"
+    depends_on:
+      - redis
+    expose:
+      - "4040"
+      - "40000"
+    ports:
+      - "4040:4040"
+      - "40000:40000"
+    environment:
+      - CARDINAL_PORT=${CARDINAL_PORT:-4040}
+      - CARDINAL_NAMESPACE=${CARDINAL_NAMESPACE}
+      - CARDINAL_MODE=${CARDINAL_MODE}
+      - REDIS_ADDRESS=${REDIS_ADDRESS:-redis:6379}
+      - REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}
+      - REDIS_MODE=normal
+      - ROUTER_KEY=${ROUTER_KEY}
+    restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index aa5be31..ec3739c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,34 +22,6 @@ services:
       - ROUTER_KEY=${ROUTER_KEY}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  cardinal-debug:
-    container_name: cardinal-debug
-    build:
-      context: ./cardinal
-      target: runtime-debug
-    ## Additional capabilities flag for debugging
-    cap_add:
-      - SYS_PTRACE
-    security_opt:
-      - "seccomp:unconfined"
-    depends_on:
-      - redis
-    expose:
-      - "4040"
-      - "40000"
-    ports:
-      - "4040:4040"
-      - "40000:40000"
-    environment:
-      - CARDINAL_PORT=${CARDINAL_PORT:-4040}
-      - CARDINAL_NAMESPACE=${CARDINAL_NAMESPACE}
-      - CARDINAL_MODE=${CARDINAL_MODE}
-      - REDIS_ADDRESS=${REDIS_ADDRESS:-redis:6379}
-      - REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}
-      - REDIS_MODE=normal
-      - ROUTER_KEY=${ROUTER_KEY}
-    restart: unless-stopped
-
   evm:
     container_name: evm_base_shard
     environment: