diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a98a716..12a4e4c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ COPY api/ /opt/Fitness/
 COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
 
 # Expose ports
-EXPOSE 8069
+EXPOSE 8069, 5000
 
 # healthcheck looks for apache
 HEALTHCHECK CMD netstat -ltn | grep -c ":8069" > /dev/null; if [ 0 != $? ]; then exit 1; fi;
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 03a4f0e..4c7cf1e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
     network_mode: bridge
     ports:
       - "8069:8069"
+      - "5000:5000"
     volumes:
       # make sure to keep the database file
       - "./database:/opt/Fitness/db_file"