diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5b0d46b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+services:
+  speech-synthesis:
+    image: thevickypedia/speech-synthesis:latest
+    container_name: speech-synthesis
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "5002:5002"
+    environment:
+      HOME: "${HOME}"
+    working_dir: "${PWD}"
+    volumes:
+      - "${HOME}:${HOME}"
+      - /usr/share/ca-certificates:/usr/share/ca-certificates
+      - /etc/ssl/certs:/etc/ssl/certs
+    user: "${UID}:${GID}"
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
diff --git a/jarvis/__init__.py b/jarvis/__init__.py
index bc1069ad..bc108fd3 100644
--- a/jarvis/__init__.py
+++ b/jarvis/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 version = "5.1.0"
 
 
+# todo: gather and join all processes that are triggered
 def __preflight_check__() -> Callable:
     """Startup validator that imports Jarvis' main module to validate all dependencies' installation status.
 
diff --git a/jarvis/modules/audio/speech_synthesis.py b/jarvis/modules/audio/speech_synthesis.py
index 6efd697a..092095fb 100644
--- a/jarvis/modules/audio/speech_synthesis.py
+++ b/jarvis/modules/audio/speech_synthesis.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def run_new_container(client: DockerClient) -> str:
         # This may take a while depending on image availability
         logger.info("Spinning up a new docker container to run speech-synthesis API")
         result = client.containers.run(
+            name="speech-synthesis",
             image="thevickypedia/speech-synthesis",
             ports={"5002/tcp": models.env.speech_synthesis_port},
             environment=[f"HOME={models.env.home}"],