diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1542937..32ad99c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ NODE_ENV="development"
 # Frontend env vars for the Vite app
 VITE_API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:4000/api"
 VITE_GOOGLE_MAPS_PLATFORM_KEY="YOUR_BROWSER_MAPS_KEY"
+WEB_PORT="3000"
 
 # Backend env vars
 # For Docker Compose deployments, point DATABASE_URL at the internal "db" host.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bbadf61..2dd5305 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 - Updated the Docker Compose deployment config to read app secrets and Vite build settings from environment variables, and added a `.dockerignore` to keep container builds leaner.
 - Aligned the Docker Compose and example environment settings so local and deployment configs use the same variable names and document URL-encoded database passwords when needed.
 - Simplified container deployment by adding a dedicated migration image and Compose startup ordering so the database becomes healthy, migrations run automatically, and the API, worker, and web services start afterward.
+- Published the Docker web and API services to host ports so local Compose runs are reachable directly from the browser with configurable `WEB_PORT` and `APP_PORT` values.
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed the Docker startup flow by passing required env validation into the migration container, bundling SQL migrations into the runtime image, and creating pg-boss queues before the worker starts consuming them.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24dadbf..966ed78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ If you open the app from another machine on your LAN, set `VITE_API_BASE_URL` an
 ## Docker Deployment
 
 1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and set at least:
-   - `DATABASE_URL` to the Compose database host, for example `postgres://postgres:YOUR_PASSWORD@db:5432/leads4less`
-   - `POSTGRES_DB`
-   - `POSTGRES_USER`
-   - `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`
-   - `COOKIE_SECRET`
-   - `GOOGLE_MAPS_SERVER_KEY`
-   - `VITE_API_BASE_URL`
-   - `VITE_GOOGLE_MAPS_PLATFORM_KEY`
+    - `DATABASE_URL` to the Compose database host, for example `postgres://postgres:YOUR_PASSWORD@db:5432/leads4less`
+    - `POSTGRES_DB`
+    - `POSTGRES_USER`
+    - `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`
+    - `WEB_PORT`
+    - `APP_PORT`
+    - `COOKIE_SECRET`
+    - `GOOGLE_MAPS_SERVER_KEY`
+    - `VITE_API_BASE_URL`
+    - `VITE_GOOGLE_MAPS_PLATFORM_KEY`
 2. Build and start the full stack:
    `docker compose up --build`
 
 The Compose stack starts PostGIS, waits for the database to become healthy, runs migrations automatically, and then starts the API, worker, and web containers.
+With the default `.env.example` values, the app is exposed on `http://localhost:3000` and the API on `http://localhost:4000`.
 
 ## Database Layout
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c58a501..ac60fe5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ services:
       PG_BOSS_SCHEMA: ${PG_BOSS_SCHEMA}
       SESSION_TTL_DAYS: ${SESSION_TTL_DAYS}
     restart: unless-stopped
-    expose:
-      - ${APP_PORT}
+    ports:
+      - "${APP_PORT}:${APP_PORT}"
 
   worker:
     build:
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ services:
       api:
         condition: service_started
     restart: unless-stopped
-    expose:
-      - "80"
+    ports:
+      - "${WEB_PORT}:80"
 
 volumes:
   leads4less-db: