diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec5a44d..09c7e1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ Currently a placeholder: the frontend calls `/api/hello` and prints the JSON.
 docker compose up --build
 ```
 
-Then open <http://localhost:8000>. The source tree is bind-mounted and uvicorn
+Then open <http://localhost:8000>. Override the host port with
+`PORT=8010 docker compose up` if 8000 is busy — on the VPS itself it always is,
+that's the Coolify UI. The source tree is bind-mounted and uvicorn
 runs with `--reload`, so edits to `main.py` or `static/` take effect without a
 rebuild. Rebuild only when `requirements.txt` changes.
 
@@ -55,5 +57,5 @@ Manual redeploy:
 
 ```bash
 curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $(cat ~/.coolify-token)" \
-  "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/deploy?uuid=$COOLIFY_UUID&force=true"
+  "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/deploy?uuid=dgvch0xqv8uvjfor7dl8bwl9&force=true"
 ```
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c3e4fb9..f97cb6f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
     ports:
-      - "8000:8000"
+      # Host port is overridable: `PORT=8010 docker compose up`. On the VPS
+      # itself 8000 is already taken by the Coolify UI.
+      - "${PORT:-8000}:8000"
     volumes:
       # Bind-mount the source so --reload picks up edits without a rebuild.
       - .:/app