diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 685dae0..2468f73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ Tidebase packages that layer around your existing code. It is not an LLM proxy,
 
 ## Quick Start
 
+**Fastest path (no Node needed)** — prebuilt server image:
+
+```bash
+docker compose --profile server up -d   # Postgres + ghcr.io/blueprintlabio/tidebase on :7373
+```
+
+Then point any SDK at `http://localhost:7373` (`npm i @tidebase/sdk` or `pip install tidebase`).
+
+**Dev setup (server + Studio from source):**
+
 Start Postgres:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6543e8b..575735f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,17 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - tidebase-postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
+  # Prebuilt server image — no Node required:
+  #   docker compose --profile server up -d
+  server:
+    image: ghcr.io/blueprintlabio/tidebase:latest
+    profiles: [server]
+    environment:
+      DATABASE_URL: postgres://tidebase:tidebase@postgres:5432/tidebase
+    ports:
+      - "7373:7373"
+    depends_on:
+      - postgres
+
 volumes:
   tidebase-postgres: