diff --git a/.env.list b/.env.list
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c51281d..8ec186b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 * Requires postgresql >=9.2 to be installed and running
 * `yarn setup` installs dependencies, configures database, runs the tests, and finally runs the app
 
+#### Setup with docker
+* Requires Docker to be installed and running
+* Run `docker run --rm --name pg-docker --env-file .env.list -d -p 5432:5432 -v $HOME/docker/volumes/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data  postgres`
+* Run `QUEER_DOCKER=ofc npm run db:init`
+  * Note: the 'QUEER_DOCKER' environment variable can have any value, we only check if it exists
+  * Note: You can use "npm run db:init" or "yarn run db:init"
+
 #### To run locally
 
 _Development:_
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 5d8a8c4e..6d62e46a 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
     "webpack-core": "^0.6.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "babel-core": "^6.26.3",
     "jest-dom": "^3.1.3",
+    "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.3",
     "react-testing-library": "^6.0.3",
     "react-toolbox-themr": "^1.0.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 132b5f2c..9010e104 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "request": "^2.88.0",
     "supertest": "^3.1.0"
-  },
-  "engines": {
-    "yarn": "1.18.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/initDb.js b/scripts/initDb.js
index d219cd03..c3fc437b 100755
--- a/scripts/initDb.js
+++ b/scripts/initDb.js
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ function initialize(config) {
 
   return createTables(pool)
     .then(() => console.log('Running Migrations...'))
-    .then(() => addActionToRequested(pool)) .then(() => addReportTable(pool))
+    .then(() => addActionToRequested(pool))
+    .then(() => console.log('added action to requested'))
+    .then(() => addReportTable(pool))
+    .then(()  => console.log("Added report table"))
 
     .then(() => console.log('Running seeds...'))
     .then(() => seedActions(pool))
diff --git a/server/db/manage.js b/server/db/manage.js
index ab39dbbe..4ee0e032 100644
--- a/server/db/manage.js
+++ b/server/db/manage.js
@@ -3,39 +3,47 @@
 const { executeInSequence } = require('./util');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
-const psql = query => `psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "${query}"`;
+let psql_shell_command = query => `psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "${query}"`;
+
+if (process.env['QUEER_DOCKER']) {
+  psql_shell_command = query => `docker exec pg-docker psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "${query}"`;
+}
+
+
 const exec = command => execSync(command).toString().trim();
 
 function createUser (user, pass) {
   const doesUserExist = `SELECT 'exists' FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname='${user}'`;
 
-  if (exec(psql(doesUserExist)) !== 'exists') {
+  if (exec(psql_shell_command(doesUserExist)) !== 'exists') {
     console.log(`Creating user ${user}...`);
-    console.log(exec(psql(`CREATE USER ${user} WITH PASSWORD '${pass}'`)));
-  }
+    console.log(exec(psql_shell_command(`CREATE USER ${user} WITH PASSWORD '${pass}'`)));
+  } 
 }
 
 function deleteUser (user) {
   console.log(`Deleting user ${user}...`);
-  console.log(exec(psql(`DROP USER IF EXISTS ${user}`)));
+  console.log(exec(psql_shell_command(`DROP USER IF EXISTS ${user}`)));
 }
 
 function createDb (name) {
   const doesDbExist = `SELECT 'exists' FROM pg_database WHERE datname='${name}'`;
   
-  if (exec(psql(doesDbExist)) !== 'exists') {  
+  if (exec(psql_shell_command(doesDbExist)) !== 'exists') {  
     console.log(`Creating database ${name}...`);
-    console.log(exec(psql(`CREATE DATABASE ${name}`)));
+    console.log(exec(psql_shell_command(`CREATE DATABASE ${name}`)));
+  } else {
+    console.log("Db already exists")
   }
 }
 
 function deleteDb (name) {
   console.log(`Deleting database ${name}...`);
-  console.log(exec(psql(`DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${name}`)));
+  console.log(exec(psql_shell_command(`DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${name}`)));
 }
 
 const tables = {
-  'term': 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS term(term VARCHAR (60) PRIMARY KEY);',
+  'term': `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS term(term VARCHAR (60) PRIMARY KEY);`,
   'synonym': 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS synonym( term VARCHAR (60) NOT NULL, sort_as VARCHAR (60) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (term, sort_as));',
   'author': 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS author( author_id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR (60), identity VARCHAR (3000));',
   'action': 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS action(id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, title VARCHAR(20));',
@@ -46,7 +54,7 @@ const tables = {
 // Creates each table if needed
 function createTables (pool) {
   const queries = Object.values(tables);
-
+  
   return executeInSequence(pool, queries);
 }
 
diff --git a/server/db/migrations.js b/server/db/migrations.js
index b60536ea..8ec55662 100644
--- a/server/db/migrations.js
+++ b/server/db/migrations.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const addActionToRequested = db => db.query(
   `ALTER TABLE requested
    ADD COLUMN action INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES action(id)`
 ).catch(e => {
+  console.log('caught an error e ' + e)
   // ignore the error when we have already run the migration successfully
   if (e.message !== 'column "action" of relation "requested" already exists') {
     throw e
diff --git a/setup-postgres.js b/setup-postgres.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeef5b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-postgres.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+function createUser (user, pass) {
+    const doesUserExist = `SELECT 'exists' FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname='${user}'`;
+  
+    if (exec(psql(doesUserExist)) !== 'exists') {
+      console.log(`Creating user ${user}...`);
+      console.log(exec(psql(`CREATE USER ${user} WITH PASSWORD '${pass}'`)));
+    } else {
+      console.log(`user exists ${user}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+const docker_prequery = 'docker exec pg-docker'
+const psql = query  => `${docker_prequery} psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres -d postgres -tAc "${query}"`
+