diff --git a/contrib/container/docker-compose.yml b/contrib/container/docker-compose.yml
index ffe8daa739..1b01d36e12 100644
--- a/contrib/container/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/contrib/container/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
 # INVENTREE_TAG=0.7.5
 #
 
+# ----------------------------
+# Docker compose customization
+# ----------------------------
+# If you wish to customize the docker-compose script, you should only do so if you understand the stack!
+# Do not expect support for customizations that are not part of the standard InvenTree setup!
+
 services:
     # Database service
     # Use PostgreSQL as the database backend
@@ -114,17 +120,3 @@ services:
             - ${INVENTREE_EXT_VOLUME}:/var/log:z
             - ${INVENTREE_EXT_VOLUME}:/data:z
             - ${INVENTREE_EXT_VOLUME}:/config:z
-
-    # alternative: run nginx as reverse proxy
-    # inventree-proxy:
-    #     container_name: inventree-proxy
-    #     image: nginx:stable
-    #     restart: always
-    #     depends_on:
-    #         - inventree-server
-    #     ports:
-    #         - ${INVENTREE_WEB_PORT:-80}:80
-    #         - 443:443
-    #     volumes:
-    #         - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro,z
-    #         - ${INVENTREE_EXT_VOLUME}:/var/www:z
diff --git a/docs/docs/start/docker.md b/docs/docs/start/docker.md
index 3a3f17a2c0..f61a4b09a6 100644
--- a/docs/docs/start/docker.md
+++ b/docs/docs/start/docker.md
@@ -141,3 +141,9 @@ When configuring a docker install, sometimes a misconfiguration can cause peculi
 If you have previously setup InvenTree, remove existing volume bindings using the following command:
 
 ```docker volume rm -f inventree-production_inventree_data```
+
+## Docker Compose Customization
+
+We provide a default `docker-compose.yml` file, which can be used to run InvenTree in production mode. This should be sufficient for most users.
+
+If you wish to customize the docker compose setup, you can do so by modifying the `docker-compose.yml` file. However, please note that we cannot provide support for custom docker compose configurations. If you choose to customize the setup, you are responsible for ensuring that it works correctly!