diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6379dd0..79b01d9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,58 @@ services:
         - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=0
         - TZ=PST
 
+    arches_api:
+      image: arches_${ARCHES_PROJECT}:latest
+      restart: unless-stopped
+      entrypoint: ["../entrypoint.sh"]
+      build:
+        context: ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}.
+        dockerfile: ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./docker/Dockerfile
+        args:
+          - ARCHES_PROJECT=$ARCHES_PROJECT
+          - ARCHES_BASE=$ARCHES_BASE
+      command: run_api
+      ports:
+        - '8001:8000'
+      volumes:
+        - arches-log:/arches/arches/logs
+        - arches-static:/static_root
+        # $ARCHES_ROOT:/web_root/arches
+        # $ARCHES_ROOT/docker/gunicorn_config.py:/web_root/arches/gunicorn_config.py
+        # ./$ARCHES_PROJECT/media/node_modules/arches/docker/gunicorn_config.py:/web_root/arches/arches/gunicorn_config.py
+        - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}.:/web_root/$ARCHES_PROJECT
+        - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./docker/entrypoint.sh:/web_root/entrypoint.sh
+        - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./docker/settings_docker.py:/web_root/$ARCHES_PROJECT/$ARCHES_PROJECT/settings_local.py
+        # ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./../arches-orm/arches_orm:/web_root/ENV/lib/python3.10/site-packages/arches_orm
+      environment:
+        - ARCHES_PROJECT=$ARCHES_PROJECT
+        - INSTALL_DEFAULT_GRAPHS=False
+        - INSTALL_DEFAULT_CONCEPTS=False
+        - PGUSERNAME=postgres
+        - PGPASSWORD=postgres
+        - PGDBNAME=arches
+        - PGHOST=db
+        - PGPORT=5432
+        - ESHOST=elasticsearch
+        - ESPORT=9200
+        - DJANGO_MODE=DEV
+        - DJANGO_DEBUG=True
+        # - DJANGO_REMOTE_DEBUG=False
+        - DOMAIN_NAMES=localhost
+        - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=0
+        - CELERY_BROKER_URL=amqp://rabbitmq:rabbitmq@rabbitmq
+        - RABBITMQ_USER=rabbitmq
+        - RABBITMQ_PASS=rabbitmq
+        - CANTALOUPE_HOST=cantaloupe
+        - CANTALOUPE_PORT=8182
+        - TZ=PST
+      depends_on:
+        - db
+        - elasticsearch
+        - rabbitmq
+        - arches
+        - cantaloupe
+
     arches_worker:
       image: arches_${ARCHES_PROJECT}:latest
       restart: unless-stopped
@@ -107,6 +159,7 @@ services:
         - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}.:/web_root/$ARCHES_PROJECT
         - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./docker/entrypoint.sh:/web_root/entrypoint.sh
         - ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./docker/settings_docker.py:/web_root/$ARCHES_PROJECT/$ARCHES_PROJECT/settings_local.py
+        # ${ARCHES_PROJECT_ROOT}./../arches-orm/arches_orm:/web_root/ENV/lib/python3.10/site-packages/arches_orm
       environment:
         - ARCHES_PROJECT=$ARCHES_PROJECT
         - INSTALL_DEFAULT_GRAPHS=False
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 54d78df..36948ad 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -426,6 +426,20 @@ run_celery_worker() {
 	exec python manage.py celery start
 }
 
+run_api_server() {
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
+	echo "----- *** RUNNING API SERVER *** -----"
+	echo ""
+	cd_app_folder
+
+	if [[ ! -z ${ARCHES_PROJECT} ]]; then
+        gunicorn ${ARCHES_PROJECT}.asgi:create_app \
+            --config ${ARCHES_ROOT}/docker/gunicorn_config.py \
+	    -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker
+	fi
+}
+
 
 run_gunicorn_server() {
 	echo ""
@@ -515,6 +529,10 @@ do
 			wait_for_db
 			run_arches
 		;;
+		run_api)
+			wait_for_db
+			run_api_server
+		;;
 		run_celery)
 			wait_for_db
 			run_celery_worker