diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/configuration.md b/apps/docs/guide/configuration.md
index 04fc4de7..d8dd674f 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/configuration.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/configuration.md
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ services:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: snapotter
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       POSTGRES_DB: snapotter
     volumes:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12
diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/deployment.md b/apps/docs/guide/deployment.md
index a8481e22..7d85bd87 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/deployment.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/deployment.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ services:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ services:
     container_name: SnapOtter-postgres
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: snapotter
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       POSTGRES_DB: snapotter
     volumes:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12
diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/docker-tags.md b/apps/docs/guide/docker-tags.md
index eee008ce..85eeae57 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/docker-tags.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/docker-tags.md
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ services:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: snapotter
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       POSTGRES_DB: snapotter
     volumes:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12
diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/getting-started.md b/apps/docs/guide/getting-started.md
index 216b7501..ceea3197 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/getting-started.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/getting-started.md
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ services:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: snapotter
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       POSTGRES_DB: snapotter
     volumes:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12
diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/low-resource.md b/apps/docs/guide/low-resource.md
index 7a1eb84a..56355e12 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/low-resource.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/low-resource.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ services:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=snapotter
-      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=snapotter
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       - POSTGRES_DB=snapotter
     volumes:
       - ./postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
diff --git a/apps/docs/guide/security.md b/apps/docs/guide/security.md
index 6d2cee97..be668c02 100644
--- a/apps/docs/guide/security.md
+++ b/apps/docs/guide/security.md
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ services:
     image: postgres:17-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: snapotter
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: snapotter     # Change this for non-local deployments
       POSTGRES_DB: snapotter
     volumes:
       - SnapOtter-pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U snapotter -d snapotter"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12